uplink

noun
UK /ˈʌplɪŋk/
US /ˈʌplɪŋk/

A way to send signals up to a satellite or spacecraft.

The ground station sent the command through the uplink.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A radio or data connection that carries signals from Earth to a satellite or spacecraft.

Engineers checked the uplink before the launch.

3. To send data or signals upward to a satellite, spacecraft, or network.

They uplinked the new software to the space station.

4. A connection that sends data from a local device to a larger network or server.

The sensor uses a wireless uplink to report readings.