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Footprint

The geographic area over which a satellite antenna receives or directs its signals. There is often a collection of concentric footprints, each representing a particular satellite EIRP or G/T. These quantities can be related to the size of the antenna that is needed on the ground to receive or transmit a particular service respectively.

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