downlink
/ˈdaʊnlɪŋk/
noun
- A communication channel that transmits signals from a satellite or spacecraft to a ground station on Earth.
- A strong downlink is essential for live television broadcasts from space.
- The satellite's downlink sends weather data to the control center every hour.
- Engineers monitored the downlink to ensure the rover's photos arrived clearly.
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verb
- To transmit data from a satellite or spacecraft to a ground station.
- The team will downlink the scientific data once the probe reaches orbit.
- They plan to downlink high-resolution images of the planet tomorrow.
- The satellite can downlink information at a speed of 100 megabits per second.