Aircraft earth station explained

Aircraft earth station (also: aircraft earth radio station) is – according to Article 1.84 of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) ITU Radio Regulations (RR)[1] – defined as "A mobile earth station in the aeronautical mobile-satellite service located on board an aircraft."

Each station shall be classified by the service in which it operates permanently or temporarily.

See also

See main article: Radiocommunication service.

Classification

In accordance with ITU Radio Regulations (article 1) this type of radio station might be classified as follows:
Earth station (article 1.63)

References / sources

  1. ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems – Article 1.84, definition: aircraft earth station / aircraft earth radio station