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# satellite table

> Definition of Satellites

## satellite Table (42)

Definition of Satellites

## Fields

| Name                      | Description                                      | Type                            | Nullable |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------- | :------: |
| satellite\_id             | Primary key                                      | PK                              |    No    |
| area\_id                  | Area this satellite is based on (mandatory != 0) | FK [area](./area.mdx)           |    No    |
| contact\_id               | Contact card that owns this satellite            | FK [contact](./contact.mdx)     |    No    |
| encryptedComm             | Use encryption for this Satellite?               | UShort                          |    Yes   |
| DSN                       | Data source name last used for this satellite    | String(254)                     |    No    |
| registered                | Registered when                                  | UtcDateTime                     |    No    |
| registered\_associate\_id | Registered by whom                               | FK [associate](./associate.mdx) |    No    |
| updated                   | Last updated when                                | UtcDateTime                     |    No    |
| updated\_associate\_id    | Last updated by whom                             | FK [associate](./associate.mdx) |    No    |
| updatedCount              | Number of updates made to this record            | UShort                          |    No    |

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/superofficeas/8-OIGQQJR0VGDXy_/media/loc/en/database/tables/satellite.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=8-OIGQQJR0VGDXy_&q=85&s=33f3b11254a316248f28c5cd290bb042" alt="satellite table relationship diagram" width="789" height="733" data-path="media/loc/en/database/tables/satellite.png" />

## Indexes

| Fields | Types | Description |
| ------ | ----- | ----------- |

## Relationships

| Table                                | Description                                                        |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [area](./area)                       | Definition of an Area (database subset for satellite and travel)   |
| [associate](./associate)             | Employees, resources and other users - except for External persons |
| [contact](./contact)                 | Companies and Organizations.                                       |
| [LicenseSatlLink](./licensesatllink) | Link between License and Satellite, for per-database licenses      |

## Replication Flags

* Replicate changes DOWN from central to satellites and travellers.
* Copy to satellite and travel prototypes.

## Security Flags

* Sentry controls access to items in this table using user's Role and data rights matrix.


## Related topics

- [satellites](/en/api/mdo-providers/reference/satellites.md)
- [Satellite](/en/onsite/travel/satellite/index.md)
- [appointment table](/en/database/tables/appointment.md)
- [person table](/en/database/tables/person.md)
- [project table](/en/database/tables/project.md)
- [projectmember table](/en/database/tables/projectmember.md)