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NOEUD DESCENDANT [2 records]

Record 1 2017-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
DEF

The point in the orbit where the spacecraft crosses the equatorial plane moving from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
CONT

[...] endroit où la projection de l'orbite sur le globe terrestre coupe le plan de l'équateur [dans le sens nord-sud].

OBS

Il existe pour chaque orbite un nœud ascendant et un nœud descendant. [...] Ces deux références sont généralement exprimées en degrés par rapport au méridien de Greenwich.

OBS

noeud descendant : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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