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Record 1 2015-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Satellite Telecommunications
DEF

The use of geostationary orbiting satellites to relay transmissions from one earth station to one or more other earth stations.

OBS

Basically, satellite communication is one long microwave link; transmission is comparable to that of existing microwave systems but with the added advantage of providing virtually all forms of telecommunications to areas which had not previously been well serviced.

Key term(s)
  • satellite communications

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications par satellite
Key term(s)
  • communications par satellite

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones por satélite
DEF

Utilización de satélites de órbita geoestacionaria para transferir emisiones desde una estación terrena hasta otra u otras estaciones terrenas.

Key term(s)
  • telecomunicaciones por satélite
  • comunicaciones vía satélite
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Record 2 2011-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Data Transmission
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A secure data communication system between Canadian Forces Station [CFS] Alert and Ottawa.

OBS

The system is, in part, composed of a chain of six, line-of-sight microwave repeaters between CFS Alert to Eureka with a satellite link between Eureka and Ottawa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Transmission de données
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Système protégé qui transmet des données entre la Station des Forces canadiennes [SFC] Alert et Ottawa.

OBS

Il est composé en partie d’une chaîne de six répéteurs hertziens en visibilité directe, installés entre la SFC Alert et Eureka, et d’une liaison satellite entre Eureka et Ottawa.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ground Installations (Air Forces)
  • Military Communications
  • Aerospace Equipment (Military)
OBS

The ground data terminal(GDT) is the ground portion of the data link. The GDT communicates with the UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] typically via microwave antenna that can provide line-of-sight communications. Where this is not possible, satellite can be used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations au sol (Forces aériennes)
  • Transmissions militaires
  • Matériel aérospatial (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space(ACES) is a programme to test the performance of a new type of clock that exploits and depends upon microgravity conditions. It consists of four key elements : a laser-cooled atomic clock; a hydrogen maser; a laser link for optical transfer of time and frequency; a microwave link for transfer of time and frequency.

OBS

The atomic clock experiments are expected to improve the accuracy by a factor of 100 as compared to terrestrial atomic clocks. The ultra-precise time measurement will promote relativistic measurements and tests, and applications in atmospheric physics, geodesy, navigation and advanced telecommunications, as well as serve as a universal time and frequency reference from space.

OBS

atomic clock ensemble in space; ACES: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
CONT

En avril 1997 PHARAO a été soumis à l'Agence spatiale européenne (ESA) dans le cadre d'une mission plus large appelée ACES (Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space). Son principe est de mettre à bord de la Station spatiale internationale (ISS) un ensemble comprenant des horloges ultra-stables et des méthodes de transfert temps/fréquences performantes. Dans la configuration de base de ACES, les deux horloges retenues sont PHARAO et un maser à hydrogène fourni par l'Observatoire de Neuchâtel (Suisse). Le transfert de temps est réalisé par un lien optique utilisant des impulsions laser très brèves (T2L2, fourni par l'Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur) et également par un lien dans le domaine micro-onde qui, lui, peut fonctionner par toutes conditions atmosphériques. En décembre 1997, la mission ACES [sera] montée sur une palette EXPRESS de la station spatiale en juin 2005.

OBS

ensemble d'horloges atomiques dans l'espace; ACES : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Satellite Telecommunications
CONT

With a microwave system, essentially requiring line-of-sight links, this would in turn postulate either an extremely dense and costly network or ground stations,... or the provision of some other form of system architecture. An obvious solution exists in the form of a satellite data link system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications par satellite
CONT

Avec un système à hyperfréquences [...] il serait virtuellement impossible de prendre en charge les avions volant au-dessus des océans, à moins d'utiliser un système de bouées captives. Une solution qui vient tout de suite à l'esprit est celle d'une liaison de données par satellites.

Spanish

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Record 6 1985-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
DEF

Mountains, jungles, and vast stretches of ocean have made it difficult to link existing telecommunications with conventional microwave relays and submarine cables.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
CONT

L'utilisation de moyens classiques comme les relais à micro-ondes ou les câbles sous-marins pour relier les installations existantes aurait été difficile en raison des montagnes, de la jungle et des grandes distances entre les îles.

Spanish

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