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Record 1 2001-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Weapons
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The Soviets use a conventional pad to place their killer satellite into the same orbit as the intended target.

OBS

killer satellite; hunter killer satellite: terms extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes orbitales
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Les Soviétiques tablent toujours sur le satellite tueur. Lancé sur une fusée dérivée du missile SS-9, le satellite, bourré d'explosifs conventionnels, est placé sur orbite et explose lorsqu'il approche de sa cible.

OBS

satellite chasseur de satellites; satellite de destruction; satellite destructeur de satellites; satellite tueur : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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