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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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
This dynamic behavior creates extreme uncertainty for any military attempting to monitor, track or interfere with Starlink’s downlink signals, the South China Morning Post reports.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
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
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Noun
Although Starlink's downlink speeds reach up to 250 Mbps, the bandwidth gets diluted as the number of users grows.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
This dynamic behavior creates extreme uncertainty for any military attempting to monitor, track or interfere with Starlink’s downlink signals, the South China Morning Post reports.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
Verb
From now on, the mission will use standard radio communications to downlink data back to Earth.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
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
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“Downlink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downlink. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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