applications technology satellite
Also found in: Acronyms, Wikipedia.
applications technology satellite
[‚ap·lə′kā·shənz ¦tek′näl·ə·jē ¦sad·ə‚līt] (aerospace engineering)
Any artificial satellite in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration program for the evaluation of advanced techniques and equipment for communications, meteorological, and navigation satellites. Abbreviated ATS.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.