Why does this matter operationally?
Cost Efficiency
The discipline of delivering required connectivity performance at sustainable operational and capital cost. Cost efficiency in connectivity involves trade-offs between link capacity, redundancy, technology choice, and managed service dependency.
197 terms
Gateway Diversity
Gateway Diversity is the use of multiple gateway paths, sites, or providers to reduce dependency on a single gateway point of failure.
Concept/Framework
Gateway Site
Gateway Site is the physical location where gateway equipment, antennas, and supporting infrastructure are installed and operated.
Hardware
Gateway Teleport
Gateway Teleport is a teleport facility specifically used to connect satellite traffic to gateway functions and terrestrial infrastructure. It combines teleport and gateway roles.
Hardware
GEO
GEO is geostationary Earth orbit, an orbital regime where a satellite remains approximately fixed relative to a point on Earth. It supports persistent coverage of a region through orbital mechanics…
Concept/Framework
Greenfield Deployment
Greenfield Deployment is the deployment of a new system in a new environment without needing to integrate with existing legacy infrastructure.
Operations
Ground Segment
Ground Segment is the terrestrial portion of a satellite system, including earth stations, gateways, control infrastructure, and related facilities that form the ground side of the system.
Hardware
Ground Station
Ground Station is a terrestrial facility used to communicate with, track, or control satellites and other spacecraft. It supports telemetry, tracking, and command.
Hardware
Gyroscope
Gyroscope is a sensor that measures angular rate or orientation change and is used in guidance, navigation, and control. It provides inertial motion information.
Hardware
HAPS
A stratospheric communications platform — an aircraft, airship, or balloon typically operating around 20km altitude — carrying a communications payload to provide wide-area ground coverage, recognized as one of the…
Hardware
Hardened Terminal
Hardened Terminal is a communications terminal designed to resist environmental stress, damage, interference, or operational disruption while maintaining functional communications capability in demanding field conditions.
Hardware