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terminal terrien de satellite [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Satellite Telecommunications
  • Earth-based Stations
CONT

An Earth terminal. ... in a satellite link [is] one of the non-orbiting communications stations that receives, processes, and transmits signals between itself and a satellite. Earth terminals may be at mobile, fixed, airborne, and waterborne Earth terminal complexes.

OBS

Smaller versions of [Earth stations] are usually called Earth terminals, a term sometimes used to include receive-only installations (e.g. TVRO).

OBS

satellite ground terminal; SGT: term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications par satellite
  • Stations terriennes
DEF

Station de communication au sol qui assure la réception, le traitement et la transmission des signaux satellite au sol.

OBS

terminal terrien de satellite; SGT : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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