The Committee shall be responsible, within the IAF, for all aspects of satellite communications (including fixed, mobile, broadcasting, multimedia, messaging, data relay and navigation satellites), related satellite technology, services and applications. The Committee shall furthermore, in accordance with the "General Terms of Reference for Technical Committees":

• Organize the Communications Satellites Symposium at the annual IAF Congress
• Organize, when and where appropriate, specialist symposia on topics within its terms of reference
• Cooperate with the organisers of symposia, sessions, and meetings of other organizations
• Promote international cooperation and information dissemination within its fields of competence, and recommend actions to the Bureau which could improve these functions for the IAF generally
• Prepare inputs to the annual IAF report to the United Nations
• Conduct and document studies in appropriate fields of international interest
• Prepare and submit an annual report of the Committee's activities to the Bureau for review and approval by the General Assembly.