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LAUNCH CANISTER [4 records]

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Record 1 2018-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
  • Electronic Warfare
CONT

As the name implies, the missile's airframe rolls to provide manoeuvrability, initial roll is introduced at launch by helical ribs in the launch canister.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
  • Guerre électronique
CONT

Le système Ram (rolling airframe missile) a été spécialement étudié pour assurer sa manœuvrabilité, (des nervures hélicoïdales internes au conteneur-lanceur lui fournissent sa vitesse de rotation initiale).

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheeled Vehicles (Military)
CONT

One of the most widely-used maritime medium-range surface-to-air missiles is the Raytheon RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, derived from the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air weapon. The Sparrows have semi-active radar guidance, but the surface-launched RIM-7 has folded wings and its tail-fins are clipped to enable it to fit inside launch canisters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules à roues (Militaire)
CONT

L'un des missiles surface-air à moyenne portée les plus répandus est le Raytheon Rim-7 Sea Sparrow dérivé de l'Aim-7 Sparrow air-air. Le guidage de ces deux missiles est de type radar semi-actif. La version surface-air Rim-7 est dotée d'une voilure escamotable et ses ailettes arrière sont rognées-pour pouvoir se loger dans le conteneur-lanceur.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
OBS

launcher tube: term(s) extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
OBS

tube de lancement : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des Munitions.

OBS

tube de lancement : terme(s) tiré(s) du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

PHR

Tube de lancement vertical.

Key term(s)
  • tubes de lancement

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

S-2 glass fiber launched to Mars. Nasa's Mars Observer Spacecraft relies on Owens-Corning's S-2 Glass Fiber for its instruments booms ... the booms are originally stored in 70 cm launch canisters. S-2 Glass is used in the primary structural components of the booms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

L'engin spatial d'observation Mars Observer Spacecraft de la Nasa utilise la fibre de verre S-2 Glass [...] pour ses mâts de support d'instruments [...] les mâts sont au départ stockés dans des réceptacles de 70 cm. La fibre de verre S-2 Glass est utilisé dans les composants structurels des mâts.

Key term(s)
  • réceptacle de lancement

Spanish

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