The 2016 satellite would probably act as the surface vehicle's data-relay station to get its pictures and other information back to scientists.

2016年发射的卫星将可能作为表面探测器的数据中继站，将所得到的图片和其他信息反馈给科学家。

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Using the company's UAS battle-management software, airborne operators issued NATO-standard sensor and air-vehicle commands via a UHF satellite communication link and ground-station relay.

采用波音公司无人机战斗管理软件，机载操作人员通过特高频卫星通信链路和地面站中继发布北约标准传感器和飞行器命令。

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Satellite - A radio relay station that orbits earth. A satellite communications system also includes earth stations which communicate with each other via the satellite.

卫星- 绕地球运转的一个无线电转发站，卫星通讯系统还包括每个通过卫星进行通讯的地面台站。

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The ground control stations send their commands to Reaper via a fibre-optic link to a satellite relay station in Europe, which bounces them into space and back down to the aircraft.

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