ground station definition

ground station means the up-link earth station located at Dongbeiwang Village, Haidian District, Beijing, which has been constructed by China Satcom with the approval of the relevant Chinese authorities and used for System services.
ground station means a station situated on the surface of the Earth or in the main part of the Earth's atmosphere,
ground station. ­ means a location on the ground equipped with radio transmitting and receiving equipment capable of two­way voice communications with an aircraft; (station au sol)

More Definitions of ground station

ground station means a facility on Earth’s surface to receive and record satellite data.
ground station means 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;
ground station means the station at which the remote pilot manages the flight of the remotely piloted aircraft;

Related to ground station

  • Field station means a facility where radioactive sources may be stored or used and from which equipment is dispatched to temporary jobsites.

  • Station Use means the electric energy produced by the Generating Facility that is (a) used within the Generating Facility to power the lights, motors, control systems and other electrical loads that are necessary for Operation, and (b) consumed within the Generating Facility’s electric energy distribution system as losses needed to deliver electric energy to the Site Host Load, and

  • Substation means the apparatus that connects the electrical collection system of the WECS(s) and increases the voltage for connection with the utility's transmission lines.

  • fire station means a building that houses a fire brigade;

  • Ground water means water below the land surface in a zone of saturation.