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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

追跡局

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsuiseki-kyoku

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tracking station/ˈtræk.ɪŋ ˌsteɪ.ʃən/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"追跡局がロケットの打ち上げをモニターしている。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A ground-based facility equipped with antennas and electronic equipment to track the position and receive telemetry from spacecraft, satellites, or missiles.

    "The tracking station lost contact with the satellite as it passed over the horizon."
  2. 2

    A specialized installation used to monitor the movement of objects or wildlife via electronic tracking devices.

    "Researchers set up a remote tracking station to monitor the migration patterns of tagged eagles."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'tracking', derived from Middle English 'tracken' (to follow a trail or path), and 'station', originating from Latin 'stationem' (a standing, post, or position). It emerged in the mid-20th century with the advent of rocketry and space exploration to designate ground installations equipped for following the flight paths of missiles, satellites, and spacecraft.

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