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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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
The high-level system is also tasked with choosing the most important results for downlink back to Earth.
—ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The spacecraft will align its antenna with Earth and downlink the photographs via the Deep Space Network.
—Mika McKinnon, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2017
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Noun
At the moment, as seen from Earth, the Solar Orbiter is almost behind the Sun, so the data downlink has slowed to a trickle.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
The high-level system is also tasked with choosing the most important results for downlink back to Earth.
—ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
Verb
Bypassing the need to downlink data to ground stations scattered around the world will also mitigate security concerns, such as possible interception of data by adversary actors.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The spacecraft will align its antenna with Earth and downlink the photographs via the Deep Space Network.
—Mika McKinnon, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2017
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“Downlink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downlink. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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