Space radio station

Amateur station of the amateur satellite service aboard the ISS.

Space radio station (short: space station) is a radio station located on an object travelling beyond the major portion of the Earth's atmosphere.[1] Each station shall be classified by the service in which it operates permanently or temporarily. However, most spacecraft communicate by this means.

References / sources

  1. ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems – Article 1.64, definition: space radio station / space station
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