Satellite reception UHF Tactical Military Satellites often abused by pirate operators but can sometimes provide interesting real traffic. L-Band Inmarsat, Iridium, HRPT weather satellites, GPS, Glonass, and other satellites operating in the L-Band. S-Band Space to Earth transmission of TT&C, ranging and payload data etc, details of satellites carrying S-Band transmitters. C-Band C-Band satellites mostly carry TV multiplexes, VSAT traffic, SCPC communications. X-Band Covering the military downlink bands along with a few LEO / GEO Weather satellites Ku-Band TV multiplexes, VSAT traffic, Radio station feedes, leased data circuits and other interesting traffic. Ka-Band Intelligence gathering, Military and commercial downlinks can be found in these bands.