Refers to all equipment on-board a satellite that is dedicated to the reception, frequency conversion, processing and retransmission of communication signals, including the satellite antennas, but excluding support equipment such as the platform (physical structure), power supplies and thermal control equipment
the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
weight of the cargo as the basis for the revenue to be paid for that load or shipment
The difference between the gross weight of the trailer and its unladen weight, i e The load carrying capacity
{i} paid cargo (on airplane); explosive material in missile head; destructive effect of a virus on computer files
1 Originally, the revenue-producing portion of an aircraft's load, e g , passengers, cargo, mail, etc
The equipment carried into space by a space vehicle The payload of a satellite includes all of the instruments and science experiments - anything that is not essential to basic functioning of the satellite, but used for science, data collection, or tools
Packet contents considered as data This is everything other than headers and control information
the discretionary weight, measured by subtracting the curb weight from the GVWR to determine the amount of cargo and passengers that you can safely carry (Example: If your RV's curb weight is 10,500 lbs , and its GVWR is 12,500 lbs , the payload limit is 2,000 lbs )
1 The percentage of total weight, as in an airplane, that represents revenue-producing passengers or cargo