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MOVING SATELLITE [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
DEF

A satellite in orbit which operates in a non-fixed position relative to a position on the surface of the Earth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
DEF

Satellite dont la trace au sol se décale en longitude au fil des révolutions.

OBS

La période de révolution sidérale moyenne d'un satellite à défilement n'est pas égale à la période de rotation sidérale du corps principal.

OBS

Le terme «satellite à défilement» désigne, par extension, tout satellite non géostationnaire, même s'il est synchrone, et si sa trace au sol a une longitude fixe.

OBS

Ce genre de satellite peut également être employé comme relais radioélectrique.

Spanish

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