FSS and The Rest of The World
The term Fixed Service Satellite is chiefly a North American one, and is seldom used elsewhere. This is because most satellites used for direct-to-home television in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere have the same high power output as DBS-class satellites in North America, but use the same linear polarization as FSS-class satellites.
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