// ORBITAL LOGISTICS AND PROPULSION TERM
Satellite TV
Television broadcasting service where signals are sent from Earth to a geostationary satellite and then retransmitted to individual dishes on the ground.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Satellite TV is a direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting service where television signals are uplinked from a broadcast center to a geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) satellite, which then downlinks them to individual parabolic dish antennas at subscriber locations.
BACKGROUND
China has one of the most active space programs in the world. With launch vehicles of the Long March rocket family and four spaceports, China conducts the most or second most orbital launches each year. China's fleet of over 1,300 Earth orbit satellites serves communication, navigation, reconnaissance and scientific research. China Manned Space Program operates Tiangong, one of two active space stations alongside the International Space Station (ISS). China National Space Administration (CNSA) has achieved robotic rover, lander, and orbiter missions to the Moon and Mars.
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- Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS)
- DTH TV
- Dish TV
USAGE NOTE
Satellite TV provides a wide range of channels to viewers, especially in areas with limited terrestrial broadcast options.