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Record 1 2015-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

A body of water north of Helby Island, in British Columbia.

OBS

Coordinates: 48° 51' 36'' N, 125° 10' 08'' W (British Columbia).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Étendue d’eau au nord de l'île Helby, en Colombie-Britannique.

OBS

Coordonnées : 48° 51' 36'' N, 125° 10' 08'' O (Colombie-Britannique).

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
  • Spacecraft
DEF

A portion of the satellite trajectory that is within receiving station acceptance range.

CONT

Satellite overpass is defined as the time period during which the sub-satellite point is within 700 km of the radar, and the overpass time is within +/-30 minutes.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • satellite over-pass

French

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

[...] portion de la trajectoire du satellite, ou de la trace correspondante, qui se trouve dans le champ d'acception [d'une station réceptrice].

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lanzamiento y maniobras en el espacio
  • Naves espaciales
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