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LEFT-LOOKING MODE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Spacecraft
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- left-looking mode
1, record 1, English, left%2Dlooking%20mode
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An imaging mode in which the viewing axis of a satellite is rotated from right to left. 2, record 1, English, - left%2Dlooking%20mode
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
About 75% of imaging will be performed in right-looking mode: the left-looking mode will be used for Antarctic mapping, emergency situations and to improve market access. 3, record 1, English, - left%2Dlooking%20mode
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
left-looking mode: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 1, English, - left%2Dlooking%20mode
Record 1, Key term(s)
- left looking mode
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Engins spatiaux
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mode de visée à gauche
1, record 1, French, mode%20de%20vis%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20gauche
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mode faisceau orienté à gauche 2, record 1, French, mode%20faisceau%20orient%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20gauche
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode imageur dont l'axe de visée du satellite est pivoté de droite à gauche. 3, record 1, French, - mode%20de%20vis%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20gauche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Avec sa fonction de visée à droite et à gauche, RADARSAT-2 pourra capter des images à une résolution pouvant atteindre 3 mètres dans un couloir de 800 km d'un côté comme de l'autre de la trace. 4, record 1, French, - mode%20de%20vis%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20gauche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mode de visée à gauche : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 5, record 1, French, - mode%20de%20vis%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20gauche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
- Naves espaciales
- Teledetección
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- modo de visualización izquierda
1, record 1, Spanish, modo%20de%20visualizaci%C3%B3n%20izquierda
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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