This document discusses satellite communication and its applications in military. It describes the different types of orbits such as GEO, MEO and LEO and frequency bands used for satellite communication. It explains the wideband gapfiller satellite program and advanced wideband system being developed by the military to meet future communication needs. Protected and narrowband communication systems are also summarized. The document concludes that future satellite communication will evolve along with terrestrial systems and help improve military communication.