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UHF ANTENNA [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

An external Ultra High Frequency (UHF) antenna ... will be attached to the station's U.S. laboratory Destiny ... The antenna, on a four-foot boom, is part of the UHF Communications Subsystem of the station. It will interact with systems already aboard the ISS [International Space Station], including the Space-to-Space Station Radio (SSSR) transceivers. A second antenna will be delivered on STS-115/11A next year. Once in operation the UHF subsystem will be used for space-to-space communication (voice, commands and telemetry for the space station). It can support up to five users on the same frequency and provides: Two-way voice communications between the station and space walkers, the station and orbiter and between the Mission Control Center in Houston and space walkers (using the UHF with the S-band subsystem).

OBS

ultra high frequency antenna: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

[Une] antenne à ondes décimétriques (UHF) [permettra] d'améliorer les communications entre la navette et la Station, lors des sorties extravéhiculaires.

CONT

[...] une antenne à ondes décimétriques [est installée] sur la paroi extérieure de Destiny.

OBS

antenne à ondes décimétriques : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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