1
: a communications channel for transmissions to a spacecraft or satellite
also
: the transmissions themselves
2
: a facility on earth for transmitting to a spacecraft or satellite
uplink
verb
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The more spectrum the uplink control channel uses, the better the quality of data transmission could be from a customer’s smartphone —but this also means that there is less spectrum available for data transmission.
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2018
But one of the things that is emerging is the ability for uplinks and downlinks to both be incredibly robust and to handle massive amounts of capacity.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
More promising has been NASA’s own tests last year of a 622 megabit per second laser uplink to the moon.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2014
The downlink/uplink units were collectively referred to as the Site Controller (SC).
—Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2018
But one of the things that is emerging is the ability for uplinks and downlinks to both be incredibly robust and to handle massive amounts of capacity.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
More promising has been NASA’s own tests last year of a 622 megabit per second laser uplink to the moon.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2014
The downlink/uplink units were collectively referred to as the Site Controller (SC).
—Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2023
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“Uplink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uplink. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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