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beacon, satellite
A low-power carrier transmitted by a satellite which supplies controlling engineers on the ground with a means of monitoring telemetry data, tracking the satellite, or carrying out experiments on how well the signals travel through the atmosphere. The beacon is usually sent out by a horn or omnidirectional antenna.
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• SPACECRAFT COMMUNICATIONS AND TRACKING
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