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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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solid state power amplifier (SSPA)
Aerospace; Satellites
A VSLI solid state device that is gradually replacing Traveling Wave Tubes in satellite communications systems because they are lighter weight and are more reliable.
spectrum
Aerospace; Satellites
The range of electromagnetic radio frequencies used in transmission of voice, data and television.
snow
Aerospace; Satellites
A form of noise picked up by a television receiver caused by a weak signal. Snow is characterized by alternate dark and light dots appearing randomly on the picture tube. To eliminate snow, a more ...
solar outage
Aerospace; Satellites
Solar outages occur when an antenna is looking at a satellite, and the sun passes behind or near the satellite and within the field of view of the antenna. This field of view is usually wider than ...
skew
Aerospace; Satellites
An adjustment that compensates for slight variance in angle between identical senses of polarity generated by two or more satellites.
slant range
Aerospace; Satellites
The length of the path between a communications satellite and an associated earth station.
slot
Aerospace; Satellites
That longitudinal position in the geosynchronous orbit into which a communications satellite is "parked". Above the United States, communications satellites are typically positioned in slots which ...