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AERONAUTICAL MOBILE-SATELLITE SERVICE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Satellite Telecommunications
  • Air Transport
DEF

A mobile-satellite service in which mobile earth stations are located on board aircraft; survival craft stations and emergency position-indicating radiobeacon stations may also participate in this service. [Definition officially approved by ICAO.]

OBS

aeronautical mobile-satellite service; AMSS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • aeronautical mobile satellite service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Télécommunications par satellite
  • Transport aérien
DEF

Service mobile par satellite dans lequel les stations terriennes mobiles sont situées à bord d'aéronefs; les stations d'engins de sauvetage et les stations de radiobalise de localisation des sinistres peuvent également participer à ce service. [Définition uniformisée par l'OACI.]

OBS

service mobile aéronautique par satellite; SMAS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Telecomunicaciones por satélite
  • Transporte aéreo
DEF

Servicio móvil por satélite en el que las estaciones terrenas móviles están situadas a bordo de aeronaves; también pueden considerarse incluidas en este servicio las estaciones de embarcación o dispositivo de salvamento y las estaciones de radiobaliza de localización de siniestros. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

servicio móvil aeronáutico por satélite; SMAS: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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