satellite station
Space-based relay point
A satellite station is a facility that transmits or receives signals via satellite, or a secondary broadcast station that rebroadcasts programming from a main station.
In research contexts, it can mean an outpost or auxiliary site operating under a central facility: The university maintains satellite stations across the state for agricultural research.
- orbitalRevolving around another
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- radio wavesLow-frequency electromagnetic radiation
transmitter · receiver · dish · uplink · downlink · communication · space · signal · signal strength · outpost · remote · frequency · data transmission · tower · base · mission control · mission · control
location/infrastructure type
satellite stationground station
Surface facility receiving spacecraft signals
satellite, station, satellites, stationed, stations, stationing, stationary