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Satellites
Of or relating to any man-made object launched to orbit Earth or another celestial body.
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Earth station
Aerospace; Satellites
The term used to describe the combination or antenna, low-noise amplifier (LNA), down-converter, and receiver electronics. used to receive a signal transmitted by a satellite. Earth Station antennas ...
Echo canceller
Aerospace; Satellites
An electronic circuit which attenuates or eliminates the echo effect on satellite telephony links. Echo cancellers are largely replacing obsolete echo suppressors.
Echo effect
Aerospace; Satellites
A time-delayed electronic reflection of a speaker's voice. This is largely eliminated by modern digital echo cancellers.
Demodulator
Aerospace; Satellites
A satellite receiver circuit which extracts or "demodulates" the "wanted "signals from the received carrier.
Deviation
Aerospace; Satellites
The modulation level of an FM signal determined by the amount of frequency shift from the frequency of the main carrier.
Digital
Aerospace; Satellites
Conversion of information into bits of data for transmission through wire, fibre optic cable, satellite, or over air techniques. Method allows simultaneous transmission of voice, data or video.
Clarke orbit
Aerospace; Satellites
That circular orbit in space 22,237 miles from the surface of the earth at which geosynchronous satellites are placed. This orbit was first postulated by the science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke ...
