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INJECT INTO ORBIT [2 records]

Record 1 2010-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
DEF

To send up and place a spacecraft in orbit around the Earth or around another planet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
DEF

Mettre un véhicule spatial en orbite autour d'un astre.

OBS

forme pronominale : un objet spatial qui se place sur orbite «se satellise».

PHR

Placer sur une orbite terrestre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
  • Lanzamiento y maniobras en el espacio
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Record 2 1981-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

Altitude is stabilized at this point by means of mono-propellant thrusters, whereupon the fourth stage apogee motor ignites to burn for 30 seconds to inject the payload into the desired elliptical orbit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

L'altitude est stabilisée par des moteurs de type monoergol, et le quatrième étage s'allume alors et injecte le satellite sur l'orbite elliptique désirée.

Spanish

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