downlinks
Signals from orbit
Downlinks are transmissions sent from a satellite or spacecraft to a ground station on Earth.
The term contrasts with uplinks, which travel in the opposite direction.
In telecommunications, downlink also describes the signal path from a cell tower to a mobile device: The satellite's downlinks were interrupted during the storm.
As a verb, to downlink is to transmit or receive such a signal.
satellite
Distant automated data collection
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- signalMessage-conveying cue
transmission · frequency · bandwidth · demodulation · bitrate · spacecraft · orbit · tracking
telemetry
Distant automated data collection
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
signal · transmission · frequency · bandwidth · demodulation · bitrate · spacecraft · orbit · tracking · command