downlink
[ doun-lingk ]
noun
a transmission path for data or other signals from a communications satellite or airborne platform to an earth station.
adjective
pertaining to such transmission.
Origin of downlink
1- Compare uplink.
Words Nearby downlink
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How to use downlink in a sentence
If SpaceX later decided to cooperate by including additional data on each satellite’s exact position in its downlinks, that accuracy could theoretically improve to less than a meter—making it competitive with GPS.
Starlink signals can be reverse-engineered to work like GPS—whether SpaceX likes it or not | Mark Harris | October 21, 2022 | MIT Technology Review
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