Microwave frequency bands

Designation	Frequency range	Wavelength range	Typical uses
L band	1 to 2 GHz	15 cm to 30 cm	military telemetry, GPS, mobile phones (GSM), amateur radio
S band	2 to 4 GHz	7.5 cm to 15 cm	weather radar, surface ship radar, and some communications satellites (microwave ovens, microwave devices/communications, radio astronomy, mobile phones, wireless LAN, Bluetooth, ZigBee, GPS, amateur radio)
C band	4 to 8 GHz	3.75 cm to 7.5 cm	long-distance radio telecommunications
X band	8 to 12 GHz	25 mm to 37.5 mm	satellite communications, radar, terrestrial broadband, space communications, amateur radio
Ku band	12 to 18 GHz	16.7 mm to 25 mm	satellite communications
K band	18 to 26.5 GHz	11.3 mm to 16.7 mm	radar, satellite communications, astronomical observations, automotive radar
Ka band	26.5 to 40 GHz	5.0 mm to 11.3 mm	satellite communications
Q band	33 to 50 GHz	6.0 mm to 9.0 mm	satellite communications, terrestrial microwave communications, radio astronomy, automotive radar
U band	40 to 60 GHz	5.0 mm to 7.5 mm
V band	50 to 75 GHz	4.0 mm to 6.0 mm	millimeter wave radar research and other kinds of scientific research
W band	75 to 110 GHz	2.7 mm to 4.0 mm	satellite communications, millimeter-wave radar research, military radar targeting and tracking applications, and some non-military applications, automotive radar
F band	90 to 140 GHz	2.1 mm to 3.3 mm	SHF transmissions: Radio astronomy, microwave devices/communications, wireless LAN, most modern radars, communications satellites, satellite television broadcasting, DBS, amateur radio
D band	110 to 170 GHz	1.8 mm to 2.7 mm	EHF transmissions: Radio astronomy, high-frequency microwave radio relay, microwave remote sensing, amateur radio, directed-energy weapon, millimeter wave scanner