Satellite Uplink

The Satellite Uplink is a facility in XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

In-Game Description[]

“	With the signal monitored by a team of engineers, each Satellite Uplink is capable of receiving transmissions from 2 XCOM satellites. Adjacency Bonus: +1 satellite capacity for every two uplinks constructed adjacent to one another.	”
– Engineering description, XCOM: Enemy Unknown

“	Increasing XCOM's satellite coverage is necessary in order to successfully manage global panic levels. In addition, countries monitored by satellites will provide increased funding. Each Satellite Uplink facility within XCOM is capable of supporting two satellites. Satellite Uplink facilities, as well as the satellites themselves, can be constructed in Engineering. Satellites are then launched via the Situation Room.	”
– XCOM Database, XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Prerequisites: None
Time to Build: 14 Days (7 days with Advanced Construction)
Facility Cost:

5 Power
+10 Engineers for each preexisting uplink and +15 for each preexisting Satellite Nexus
§150 (§100 in XCOM: Enemy Within)

Facility Maintenance: §15 per month

You start the game with a single Satellite Uplink already built.
In comparison, the other uplink facility, the Satellite Nexus, is capable of receiving transmissions from four XCOM satellites, instead of two.
You cannot remove an existing Satellite Uplink from the base unless you have enough extra capacity to support your current number of launched satellites.
If you wish to place the maximum number of satellites (16), the most efficient placement you can have is placing two Satellite Nexuses and two Satellite Uplinks in a square shape. This gives you 12 satellites from the facilities, and four from the adjacency bonuses, a total of 16.
In order to have the Uplink ready to support new satellites before the end of the month, it should be constructed on or before 16 March in that month.