down·link
ˈdau̇n-ˌliŋk 
: a communications channel for receiving transmissions from a spacecraft
also
: such transmissions
downlinked; downlinking; downlinks
: to transmit (data) from a spacecraft or satellite to a receiver on earth
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IEEE Spectrum, 6 Dec. 2018
The company has also been able to establish uplink and downlink functions with the craft.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Mar. 2025
Mika McKinnon, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2017
The spacecraft was launched from Florida last month and images from this week’s deployment sequence were downlinked from the orbiter by flight controllers at California Polytechnic State University , San Luis Obispo.
—Washington Post, 26 July 2019
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Noun
All coverage must offer at least 100 megabits per second downlink and 10 millisecond latencies—though 5G networks are expected to provide much higher downlink rates, especially in dense urban areas.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Dec. 2018
The company has also been able to establish uplink and downlink functions with the craft.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
The spacecraft will align its antenna with Earth and downlink the photographs via the Deep Space Network.
—Mika McKinnon, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2017
The spacecraft was launched from Florida last month and images from this week’s deployment sequence were downlinked from the orbiter by flight controllers at California Polytechnic State University , San Luis Obispo.
—Washington Post, 26 July 2019
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“Downlink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downlink. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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