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Communication satellites are also referred to as:

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Polar satellites
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Geostationary satellites
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Launch vehicles
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Projectiles
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Solution

The correct option is A Polar satellites
Communication satellites are also referred as Polar satellites. Polar satellites are those satellites that passes above or nearly above both the poles of the body orbited on each revolution and hence it has very close inclination of 90 degree's to the body's equator.

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