ground station

terrestrial radio station for communication with spacecraft
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ground station
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ground station

Summary

ground station is an ITU radio station type[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of itu_radio_station_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (618 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ground station's instance of is recorded as ITU radio station type[3].
  • ground station is a type of radio communication station[4].
  • ground station is a type of geographic location[5].
  • ground station is part of ground segment[6].
  • ground station is part of telecommunications network[7].
  • ground station is used for terminal[8].
  • ground station is used for rangefinder[9].
  • ground station's Commons category is recorded as Earth stations[10].
  • ground station comprises parabolic antenna[11].
  • ground station comprises baseband processor[12].
  • ground station comprises modem[13].
  • ground station comprises frequency mixer[14].
  • ground station comprises low-noise amplifier[15].
  • ground station comprises networking hardware[16].
  • ground station comprises electromagnetic waveguide[17].
  • ground station comprises test loop translator[18].
  • ground station comprises low-noise block downconverter[19].
  • ground station comprises RF power amplifier[20].
  • ground station comprises RF switch matrix[21].
  • ground station's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ground stations[22].
  • ground station's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as building=ground_station[23].
  • ground station's different from is recorded as station located on surface[24].

Body

Geography

Part of include ground segment[6] and telecommunications network[7].

Designation and Status

ground station's instance of is recorded as ITU radio station type[3].

Why It Matters

ground station ranks in the top 6% of itu_radio_station_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (618 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Radio Regulations, Edition of 2020. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Radio Regulations, Edition of 2020. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Has part(s) parabolic antenna, baseband processor, modem +8
    Part of ground segment, telecommunications network
    Instance of ITU radio station type
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007567868705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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