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Satellites
Of or relating to any man-made object launched to orbit Earth or another celestial body.
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anik
Aerospace; Satellites
The Canadian domestic satellite system that transmits Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CSC) network feeds throughout the country. This system also carries long distance voice and data services ...
amplitude modulation (AM)
Aerospace; Satellites
The baseband signal is caused to vary the amplitude or height of the carrier wave to create the desired information content.
analog
Aerospace; Satellites
A signal that can take on any of a continuous range of values between some minimum and some maximum.
analog-to-digital conversion (ADC)
Aerospace; Satellites
Process of converting analog signals to a digital representation. DAC represents the reverse translation.
waveguide
Aerospace; Satellites
A metallic microwave conductor, typically rectangular in shape, used to carry microwave signals into and out of microwave antennas.
packet switching
Aerospace; Satellites
Data transmission method that divides messages into standard-sized packets for greater efficiency of routing and transport through a network.
