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PAYLOAD MODULE [1 record]

Record 1 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
DEF

[A module] on which [a satellite's] instruments and payload support equipments are accommodated.

CONT

The Payload Module consisted of the Payload Electronics Module (PEM) and the Antenna Support Structure (ASS).

OBS

payload module: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
DEF

[Module] qui transporte les sous-systèmes d'appui dédiés aux instruments et à la charge utile.

CONT

Le module de charge utile présente la même définition structurelle que la plate-forme. Il est conçu afin d'assurer le découplage thermique de la plate-forme et du module.

OBS

module de charge utile : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
CONT

El módulo de carga útil es aquel en que están instalados los instrumentos que justifican la misión espacial. Algunos de ellos son muy sofisticados: podemos encontrar desde cámaras hasta telescopios, pasando por detectores sensibles a fenómenos atmosféricos, antenas y amplificadores para comunicaciones, entre otros.

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