Earth station
All > Technology > Telecommunications
- A station located either on the Earth's surface or within the major portion of the Earth's atmosphere and intended for communication:
- with one or more space stations; or
- with one or more stations of the same kind by means of one or more reflecting satellites or other objects in space. [NTIA] [RR] [47CFR]
ATIS - Cite This Source - This Definition - aeronautical Earth station, base Earth station, coast Earth station, feeder link, land line, land mobile-satellite service, mobile Earth station, mobile-satellite service, radiotelegram