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Record 1 2007-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
DEF

A satellite that orbits the poles at rather low altitudes of a few hundred kilometers and require only 100 minutes per orbit.

OBS

These [satellites] have much higher resolution than other satellites above lower latitudes which have to orbit at altitudes of 35,000 km or more.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
DEF

Satellite artificiel qui passe au-dessus des zones polaires à basse altitude (quelques centaines de kilomètres) et qui parcourt son orbite en seulement cent minutes.

Spanish

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