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Record 1 2017-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
  • Orbital Stations
DEF

The process of putting the satellite into the required orbit using the thrust of the apogee motor or the final stage of the rocket.

OBS

orbit insertion: term officially approved by the RADASAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
  • Stations orbitales
DEF

Mise en orbite d'un satellite sous la poussée d'un moteur d'apogée ou du dernier étage d'un lanceur.

CONT

Le couple orbiteur/atterrisseur pesait 3527 kg. Chaque orbiteur pesait 2342 kg (dont 1423 de carburant pour assurer quatre manœuvres de correction de trajectoire pendant le voyage Terre-Mars, la satellisation autour de Mars et 20 changements d'orbite une fois l'insertion orbitale réussie), soit un poids de 929 kg à sec.

OBS

injection sur orbite : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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