earth station
Ground-based antenna facility
An earth station is a ground-based facility that communicates with satellites in orbit, sending and receiving signals for telecommunications, broadcasting, or data transmission.
The term distinguishes terrestrial equipment from the spacecraft it links to: The network relies on earth stations across three continents.
Also called a ground station.
Transmission to spacecraft
- downlinkSpacecraft-to-Earth transmission
- transmissionSending of information
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- frequencyRate of recurrence
bandwidth · spectrum · polarization · beamwidth · azimuth · elevation · tracking · pointing
Broadcast signal receiver
- dishFood container or recipe
- radomeRadio-transparent protective enclosure
- pedestalSupport for statuary
- mountClimb up or steed
terminal · facility · teleport · gateway · hub · waveguide · cabling · installation
Transmitted media signal
- telephonyDistant voice communication systems
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- backhaulTransport on return leg
- multiplexingCombining signals on one line
encoding · decoding · compression · protocol · throughput · connectivity · telemetry
Signal-activated transmitter
- geostationaryFixed above one point
- LEOAcronym for close orbits
- orbitCurved celestial path
- footprintMark from stepping
coverage · handoff · latency · propagation
uplink
Transmission to spacecraft
- downlinkSpacecraft-to-Earth transmission
- transmissionSending of information
- receptionAct of receiving guests
frequency · bandwidth · spectrum · polarization · beamwidth · azimuth · elevation · tracking · pointing · interference
antenna
Broadcast signal receiver
- dishFood container or recipe
- radomeRadio-transparent protective enclosure
- pedestalSupport for statuary
mount · terminal · facility · teleport · gateway · hub · waveguide · cabling · installation
broadcast
Transmitted media signal
- telephonyDistant voice communication systems
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- backhaulTransport on return leg
multiplexing · encoding · decoding · compression · protocol · throughput · connectivity · telemetry
transponder
Signal-activated transmitter
- geostationaryFixed above one point
- LEOAcronym for close orbits
- orbitCurved celestial path
footprint · coverage · handoff · latency · propagation
- stationsworkstation, waystation, substation, firehouse, depot
- broadcast equipmentbroadcast camera, broadcast tower, broadcast antenna, antenna array, transmitter
- broadcast facilitiesbroadcast studio, broadcast towers, broadcast tower, broadcast equipment, broadcast center
- satellite TVsatellite dish, satellite signal, dish antenna, DirecTV, Dish Network
- towerstower, bell tower, radio tower, water tower, cell tower
- network equipmentrouter, modem, hub, ethernet switch, network adapter
earth stationsatellite
Orbiting celestial body
spacecraft · space station · orbiter · communications satellite · relay satellite
earth, station, earthy, earthen, earthly, unearthly, earthling, earthbound, earthward