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Record 1 2024-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Satellite Telecommunications
DEF

... a satellite for which the mean sidereal period of revolution is approximately equal to the sidereal period of rotation of the primary body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télécommunications par satellite
DEF

Satellite dont la période moyenne de révolution sidérale est égale à la période de rotation sidérale du corps principal autour de son axe.

OBS

satellite synchrone : ne pas confondre avec satellite synchronisé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
  • Telecomunicaciones por satélite
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