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VERTICAL SIGHTING [1 record]

Record 1 2007-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

SPOT satellites are of the low-Earth orbiting type. The system offers capabilities designed specifically for planetary management challenges [such as] access, using vertical viewing, to the entire Earth once every 26 days.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
DEF

Visée d'une scène à l'aide d'un capteur suivant un axe de prise de vues à la quasi-verticale.

OBS

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

Spanish

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