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earth station

An on-ground terminal linked to a spacecraft or satellite by an antenna and associated electronic equipment for the purpose of transmitting or receiving messages, tracking, or control.

earth station

An on-ground radio communication site used for tracking, controlling, or otherwise communicating with spacecraft or satellites.

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No references found			BT has applied for planning permission for test masts to be erected at Goonhilly satellite earth station in Cornwall, Wideford Hill radio station in Orkney and Scousburgh radio station in Shetland. BT leads green revolution with £250m wind farm project by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Also on the Grade II list is the main 108ft dish at Goonhilly Downs Earth Station in Cornwall, the 1960s concrete County Police Communication Tower in Durham, the NTL Broadcasting Tower in Emley Moor,West Yorkshire,and the Radar Training Station in Fleetwood,Lancashire. BT Tower becomes listed building by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) 2m high-wind earth stations for Chunghwa Telecommunications International. CHUNGHWA SELECTS ICTI FOR $2 MILLION TAIWAN EARTH STATION by Worldwide Telecom			earth closet earth color earth colors Earth dog Earth flax earth god earth goddess Earth hog Earth hunger earth inductor compass Earth light Earth metal earth mother earth mover Earth oil earth pillar Earth pillars Earth pitch Earth pyramid Earth quadrant earth return earth science Earth shine Earth shrew earth smoke earth station Earth table earth tone earth tones earth tremor earth up earth wax Earth's crust Earth's surface earth-ball earth-closet earth-colored earth-god earth-goddess earth-grazer earth-nut pea Earth-received time earth-shaking earth-shattering Earth-tongue Earthbag earthball Earthbank Earthboard earthborn earthbound			Earth Sciences Resources Institute Earth scientist Earth scientist Earth Search Sciences Inc Earth Security Agency Earth Sensor Earth Sensor Assembly Earth Sensor Scan earth shadow Earth Share of North Carolina Earth Share of Oregon Earth sheltering Earth shine Earth Shock Earth shrew Earth Similarity Index Earth Simulation Center Earth Simulator Earth Simulator System earth smoke Earth Society Foundation Earth Space Exploration Agency Earth Space Research Group Earth Sphere Unified Nation Earth Spheroid earth station Earth station (communications) Earth station (communications) Earth Station 5 earth station on board vessel earth station on board vessel Earth Station Ownership Committee earth stations earth stations Earth Summit Earth Summit Earth Summit Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro Earth Surface Earth Surface Dynamics Earth Sustainability earth system Earth System Model of Intermediate Complexity Earth System Modeling Facility Earth System Modeling Framework Earth System Research Laboratory Earth System Science Earth System Science Earth System Science Earth System Science & Policy Earth System Science and Applications Advisory Committee Earth System Science Center Earth System Science Community Earth System Science Community Curriculum Earth System Science Education Earth System Science Education Alliance

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