ACTIVE SATELLITE


Meaning of ACTIVE SATELLITE in English

A satellite carrying a station intended to transmit or retransmit radio communication signals. [ NTIA ] [ RR ] ( 188 ) Note: An active satellite may perform signal processing functions such as amplification, regeneration , frequency translation , and link switching , to make the signals suitable for retransmission.

Telecommunication standard terms English vocab.      Английский словарь стандартных телекоммуникационных терминов.