
Satellite link is – according to ''article 1.113'' of the
International Telecommunication Union's (ITU)
ITU Radio Regulations
The ITU Radio Regulations (short: RR) is a basic document of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that regulates on law of nations scale radiocommunication services and the utilisation of radio frequencies. It is the supplementation ...
(RR)
[ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems – Article 1.113, definition: ''satellite link''] – defined as «''A radio link between a transmitting
earth station
A ground station, Earth station, or Earth terminal is a terrestrial radio station designed for extraplanetary telecommunication with spacecraft (constituting part of the ground segment of the spacecraft system), or reception of radio wave ...
and a receiving earth station through one
satellite
A satellite or artificial satellite is an object intentionally placed into orbit in outer space. Except for passive satellites, most satellites have an electricity generation system for equipment on board, such as solar panels or radioiso ...
. A satellite link comprises one
up-link and one
down-link''.»
Each ''station'' shall be classified by the ''service'' in which it operates permanently or temporarily.
;See also:
References / sources
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