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POST-BOOST VEHICLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Missiles and Rockets
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bus
1, record 1, English, bus
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- post-boost vehicle 2, record 1, English, post%2Dboost%20vehicle
correct
- PBV 3, record 1, English, PBV
correct
- PBV 3, record 1, English, PBV
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The part of a MIRVed missile's payload that carries a guidance package and the re-entry vehicles. 4, record 1, English, - bus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On reaching the edge of space five minutes or so after launch, a device known as a bus detaches itself and maneuvers for another five minutes or so, releasing up to ten MIRV (for Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle) warheads at different targets in the U.S. 5, record 1, English, - bus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The post-boost phase, when the post-boost vehicle or bus distributes the separate reentry vehicles (RV) along their flight trajectories. 6, record 1, English, - bus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bus: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permisssion of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 7, record 1, English, - bus
Record 1, Key term(s)
- post boost vehicle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Missiles et roquettes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bus
1, record 1, French, bus
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- véhicule de post-propulsion 2, record 1, French, v%C3%A9hicule%20de%20post%2Dpropulsion
correct, masculine noun
- étage vernier 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9tage%20vernier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de la charge utile d'un missile équipée d'un corps de rentrée à têtes multiples indépendamment guidées (MIRV) qui renferme le programme de guidage et les corps de rentrée. 4, record 1, French, - bus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Étage additionnel, ne faisant pas partie du lanceur, d'un missile balistique multicharge destiné à faire d'infimes corrections de trajectoire ou à injecter les différents corps de rentrée sur des trajectoires aboutissant aux objectifs qui leur sont assignés. 3, record 1, French, - bus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
reste alors, la partie importante de l'engin : le bus qui transporte les ogives nucléaires (cas d'un missile MIRV). C'est une sorte de mini-véhicule spatial. 5, record 1, French, - bus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bus : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 6, record 1, French, - bus
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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