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LEFT-LOOKING SENSOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Spacecraft
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- left-looking sensor
1, record 1, English, left%2Dlooking%20sensor
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- left looking sensor 2, record 1, English, left%20looking%20sensor
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A remote sensing instrument whose viewing angle is rotated from right to left. 3, record 1, English, - left%2Dlooking%20sensor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Whereas RADARSAT-1 is a solely right-looking system, RADARSAT-2 will be outfitted with an antenna that can be steered electronically to acquire images to either the right or the left of the sub-satellite track ... The switch from one look direction to the other is specified to take less than 10 minutes, that is, about one tenth of the time required to complete one full orbit. Although the look direction switching is an operational feature, the right-looking configuration is regarded as the default mode of operation. Hence, it is expected that about 75% of the imaging will be performed in this particular mode. The left-looking mode will be deployed on occasion, primarily to meet data requirements associated with Antarctic mapping and emergency situations (CSA, 2001). 4, record 1, English, - left%2Dlooking%20sensor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
left-looking sensor: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 3, record 1, English, - left%2Dlooking%20sensor
Record 1, Key term(s)
- left looking sensor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Engins spatiaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capteur de visée à gauche
1, record 1, French, capteur%20de%20vis%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20gauche
proposal, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument de télédétection dont l'axe de visée est pivoté de droite à gauche. 1, record 1, French, - capteur%20de%20vis%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20gauche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
capteur de visée à gauche : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 1, record 1, French, - capteur%20de%20vis%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20gauche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
- Naves espaciales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sensor de visualización izquierda
1, record 1, Spanish, sensor%20de%20visualizaci%C3%B3n%20izquierda
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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