Over by the airstrip, there’s further evidence of global reach: a ground station to which various German Earth-observing satellites send down their data.

在简易机场的另一边，仍有此地与其它地方的联系存在：一座地面接收站正接收着来自于数颗德国地球观测卫星的数据。

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The International Telecommunications Union reserves a special radio band in the 1400-1427 MHz range, called the L-band, especially for Earth-observing satellites and space astronomy.

国际电信联盟保留了1400 - 1427 MHz范围内的特殊无线电频段，亦称L -频段，特别供地球探测卫星和太空天文使用。

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Launched on 18 December, 1999, Terra is the flagship of Nasa's Earth Observing System series of satellites.

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Terra was launched on 18 December 1999 and is regarded as the flagship of Nasa's Earth Observing System series of satellites.

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