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TERMINAL TERRIEN SATELLITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Satellite Telecommunications
- Earth-based Stations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- satellite ground terminal
1, record 1, English, satellite%20ground%20terminal
correct, NATO, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SGT 1, record 1, English, SGT
correct, NATO, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- satellite Earth terminal 2, record 1, English, satellite%20Earth%20terminal
correct
- Earth terminal 3, record 1, English, Earth%20terminal
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 1, English, - satellite%20ground%20terminal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Smaller versions of [Earth stations] are usually called Earth terminals, a term sometimes used to include receive-only installations (e.g. TVRO). 5, record 1, English, - satellite%20ground%20terminal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
satellite ground terminal; SGT: term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 6, record 1, English, - satellite%20ground%20terminal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications par satellite
- Stations terriennes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- terminal terrien de satellite
1, record 1, French, terminal%20terrien%20de%20satellite
correct, masculine noun, NATO, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SGT 1, record 1, French, SGT
correct, masculine noun, NATO, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- terminal terrien 2, record 1, French, terminal%20terrien
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Station de communication au sol qui assure la réception, le traitement et la transmission des signaux satellite au sol. 2, record 1, French, - terminal%20terrien%20de%20satellite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
terminal terrien de satellite; SGT : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 2, record 1, French, - terminal%20terrien%20de%20satellite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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