1. downlink - Noun
2. downlink - Verb
(telecommunications) The transmission of a signal from a satellite to a receiving station on earth; or the means of this transmission.
(telecommunications) Transmission of data from a network, usually wireless, to the user.
downlink (third-person singular simple present downlinks, present participle downlinking, simple past and past participle downlinked)
To transmit a signal from a satellite to a terrestrial receiving station.
By changing the synchronization between the uplink and downlink at the base station, however, this limitation can be overcome. Source: Internet
An X band (8.4 GHz) downlink was also added specifically for radio science and to conduct communications experiments. Source: Internet
Each transceiver was 8 watts and transmitted data across the S-band using 2110 MHz for the uplink from Earth and 2292 MHz for the downlink to Earth with the Deep Space Network tracking the signal. Source: Internet
A live downlink between the Metrodome and Discovery happened during the pregame show. Source: Internet
A component within the last remaining working chain of X-band downlink sub-system failed on January 15, 2008. Source: Internet
Each transceiver was 8 W and transmitted data across the S-band using 2110 MHz for the uplink from Earth and 2292 MHz for the downlink to Earth with the Deep Space Network tracking the signal. Source: Internet