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1Ground station — The Raisting Satellite Earth Station is the largest satellite communications facility in Germany. A ground station, earth station, or earth terminal is a terrestrial terminal station designed for extraplanetary telecommunication with spacecraft,… …
2ground station. — See earth station. * * * …
3ground station — /ˈgraʊnd steɪʃən/ (say grownd stayshuhn) noun → earth station …
4ground station. — See earth station …
5ground station — See earth stations …
6earth stations — Ground terminals that use antennas and associated electronic equipment to transmit, receive, and process satellite communications. Also called ground station …
7Earth station — An earth station or ground station is the surface based (terrestrial) end of a communications link to an object in outer space. The space end of the link is occasionally referred to as a space station (though that term often implies a human… …
8Earth potential rise — In electrical engineering, Earth Potential Rise (EPR) also called Ground Potential Rise (GPR) occurs when a large current flows to earth through an earth grid impedance. The potential relative to a distant point on the Earth is highest at the… …
9earth station — a terminal equipped to receive, or receive and transmit, signals from or to communications satellites. Also called ground station. [1965 70] * * * …
10Earth in science fiction — Earth An overwhelming majority of fiction is set on or features the Earth. However, authors of speculative fiction novels and writers and directors of science fiction film deal with Earth quite differently from authors of conventional fiction.… …
