Satellites

Satellites

Of or relating to any man-made object launched to orbit Earth or another celestial body.

Contributors in Satellites

Satellites

Generally refers to the use of multiple antenna beams on board the satellite to cover a contiguous geographical area, instead of a single wide-area beam. Multibeam architectures are often considered ...

acknowledgment

Aerospace; Satellites

A signal sent by a receiver to a transmitter to indicate that a message was received correctly.

active sensor

Aerospace; Satellites

A measuring instrument in the earth exploration satellite service or in the space research service.

addressability

Aerospace; Satellites

The ability of a network, especially a satellite or cable system, to individually address and thus control (usually to enable decryption) user’s receivers.

aeronautical earth station

Aerospace; Satellites

An earth station in the fixed satellite service, or, in some cases, in the aeronautical mobile satellite service, located at a specified point on land to provide a feeder link to a satellite.

aeronautical mobile satellite station

Aerospace; Satellites

A mobile satellite service in which mobile earth stations are located on board aircraft. Emergency position indicating radio beacon stations may also participate in this service.