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MANOEUVRE DESORBITATION [1 record]

Record 1 2017-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
DEF

A manoeuvre by which a spacecraft is taken out of orbit around a celestial body in order to land it on given point of the body's surfaces, or to crash it.

OBS

deorbiting; deorbitation; deorbit manoeuvre: terms officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG) and by the International Space Station Official Approval Group (ISSOAG).

Key term(s)
  • de-orbit manoeuvre
  • de-orbit maneuver
  • de-satellization

French

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

Manœuvre consistant à éjecter un engin spatial de l'orbite qu'il décrit autour d'un astre pour l'amener à s'y poser, en un point donné, ou pour en provoquer l'écrasement.

OBS

désorbitation; désatellisation : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR); manoeuvre de désorbitation : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

PHR

amorcer la désorbitation

PHR

phase de désorbitation

Spanish

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