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very small aperture terminal

Title English: 
very small aperture terminal
Acronym English: 
VSAT
Definition English: 
A very small aperture terminal (VSAT) is a two-way satellite ground station or a stabilized maritime VSAT antenna with a dish antenna that is smaller than 3 meters. The majority of VSAT antennas range from 75 cm to 1.2 m. Data rates range from 4 kbit/s up to 4 Mbit/s; some upgraded modules can even reach a max downlink of up to 16 Mbit/s. VSATs access satellites in geosynchronous orbit to relay data from small remote earth stations (terminals) to other terminals (in mesh topology) or master earth station "hubs" (in star topology).
Title Arabic: 
وحدة طرفية ذات فتحات صغيرة جداً
Synonym Arabic: 
طرفية أرضية متناهية الصغر
Domain: 
Information Technology
Subject: 
ICT Applications
InformationType: 
Term
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