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Record 1 2004-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Navigation Instruments
DEF

A satellite ... which gives accurate position information to mobile terrestrial receivers such as military and civilian systems serving maritime, aeronautical and land mobiles.

CONT

The navigation satellite also will be used for air-traffic control ... and could provide a communication link for air- and seacraft.

OBS

Reproduced from "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", with the authorization of Unesco.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Instruments de navigation
CONT

[Le] satellite [est un] corps céleste gravitant autour d'un astre. (À deux exceptions près - Mercure et Vénus -, toutes les planètes du système solaire sont dotées de satellites naturels.) [...] [Le] satellite de navigation [a] pour objet la localisation de points fixes ou mobiles utilisés comme repères pour les calculs du point.

OBS

Reproduit de «Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco», avec l'autorisation de l'Unesco.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
  • Instrumentos de navegación
OBS

Reproducido del "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", con la autorización de Unesco.

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Record 2 2004-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Navigation Instruments
OBS

studies show that a civilian navigation satellite system is well withi n satellite technology. The navigation satellite also will be used for air-traffic control.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Instruments de navigation
OBS

[...] un Groupe de travail identifia les services qui pourraient être rendus par les satellites de navigation et conclua à la possibilité technique de développer un système de satellites de navigation.

Spanish

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