Transponder (satellite communications)
DEVICE THAT GATHERS SIGNALS OVER A RANGE OF UPLINK FREQUENCIES AND RE-TRANSMITS THEM ON A DIFFERENT SET OF DOWNLINK FREQUENCIES TO RECEIVERS ON EARTH
Bent pipe; Transponder (Satellite communications); Linear transponder; Bent-pipe transponder; Bent pipe transponder; Transponder equivalent
A communications satellite's transponder is the series of interconnected units that form a communications channel between the receiving and the transmitting antennas.