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ANNEAU FRAGMENTATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Weapons
DEF

[An anti-satellite weapon consisting of] vast quantities of small, non-maneuvering objects that are dispersed from one or more satellites in such a way that an artificial earth-orbiting ring is created.

OBS

Satellites flying through the ring are damaged or destroyed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes orbitales
DEF

[Arme antisatellite qui consiste en une] grande quantité de petits objets non manœuvrables dispersés dans l'espace sous la forme d'un anneau, de manière à endommager ou détruire le satellite qui le traverserait.

Spanish

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