This exciting new book discusses the motivation for the evolution of a new breed of High Throughput Satellites HTS that have emerged from traditional communications satellites. It explores the commercial sectors and technical context that have shaped HTS. The historical underpinnings of HTS are provided to highlight the requirements that dimension these satellites. A survey of operational GEO HTS systems is also included. Readers will understand the technical, operational and commercial context of HTS systems, as well as the performance of the current HTS system.This initial breed of satellites was limited to geostationary satellites, but