With contra-gravity, you didn't need to park warships or communications relays in orbit.

Nick held his breath while the communications second relayed the details to command and helm.

But this was too much for the communications relays to handle.

In addition, it served as a "communications relay to send signals from the lander to Earth."

It is not known whether the fault originated with the lander or the communications relay on the orbiter.

Galaxity plan to erect a communications relay on the planet Lanning.

That tells me that the captain probably succeeded in destroying the communications relays.

All that's left is an orbiting subspace communications relay that we handed over to the Lokra.

At this stage in her life's journey, people were beginning to make her tired and she was noticing how rarely communication relayed anything that mattered.

As originally planned, the orbiter was to act as a communications relay station for the lander.