TRANSPONDER

Communications Systems Glossary

Communications Systems — Satellite Communications — Transponder

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Information on Transponder

In satellite communications, a transponder receives the transmission from earth (uplink), amplifies the signal, changes frequency and retransmits the data to a receiving earth station (downlink).


Other topics in our resources on Communications Systems related to Transponder include: 
 
  • Low earth orbit (LEO)
  • Uplink
  • Highly elliptical orbit (HEO)
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  • Geostationary earth orbit (GEO)
  • Downlink
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  • Intermediate circular orbit (ICO)
  • Geosynchronous orbit
  • Medium earth orbit (MEO)

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