9 Satellites for providing in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity; satellite communication apparatus and instruments for providing in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity, namely, satellite ground stations and gateways consisting of satellite processors and gateway routers in the nature of computer control hardware for use in processing satellite signals, satellite dishes, antennae, transmitters, receivers, wireless communication hubs and modems; satellite communications terminals, namely, parabolic dishes, flat antennae, satellite telephones, with or without tracking mechanisms, for satellite transmission; telephone, and facsimile apparatus and instruments for providing in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity; communication and broadcasting instruments for providing in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity, namely, communications terminals, communications screens, antennae, modems, network routers, broadcast transmitters and broadcast receivers, communication signal transmitters and communication signal receivers, satellite receivers, receivers of electronic signals and software for the provision and management of news information, weather, information, information about sporting events and other information applications including the Internet; mobile Internet equipment and apparatus for providing in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity, namely, satellite telephones and personal digital assistants, modems and network routers; advanced satellite modems; computer hardware and software for operating satellites and satellite systems, communication and broadcasting apparatus and instruments to enable real-time engagement between users and content providers via the Internet and world wide web by means of in-flight Wi-Fi, namely, satellite phones and personal digital assistants, computer software for simulation and analysis of satellite communication systems; computer software programs for the operation and management of satellite communication systems providing in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity; apparatus for use in broadcasting, transmission, receiving, processing, reproducing, encoding and decoding digital and satellite signals for providing in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity