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PAYLOAD ENVELOPE [7 records]

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Record 1 2013-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Spacecraft
CONT

StratSat provides a geo-stationary platform at 20 km altitude capable of remaining on-station for up to five years. Payloads include high speed Internet services, direct broadcast TV, mobile telecommunication, etc. The envelope operates as a super-pressure hull(i. e. with no ballonet pressure control system). The hull will be of laminated fabric construction with Tedlar/Teflon, helium/weather barrier developed from AT-10/04. Multiple catenary curtain system supporting a payload module enclosed completely by the envelope. [The] payload module... comprises a single structural module with an externally mounted payload/mission system. The payload module provides a home for all of the airship's primary systems except for the propulsion system. The systems are close packed within the highly insulated module ensuring efficient heat and energy management. The payload module is pendulum stabilised within the envelope. The solar array provides the sole source of renewable energy for the airship. The array is placed over the upper quarter of the hull and extends over approximately three-quarters of the length of the craft. The array can be realigned to the daily sun location/angle by the roll rotation of the whole airship. The energy collected by the solar array is stored for use during the night in the series of batteries. Located in the stored for use during the night in a series of batteries. Located in the payload module, the batteries run the propulsion system, airship services and provide power to the mission system for up to 14 hours(during winter). The airship is propelled and steered by means of a ’Contra-Rotating Coned Rotor’ mounted on a tailcone at the rear of the envelope, as a part of a compound propulsion system. The unit provides longitudinal thrust(to counter the prevailing stratospheric winds) and lateral force(for manoeuvering) to enable the airship to hold station within a 1 km cube. The airship will be equipped with a multi-channel Flight Control Sy

OBS

StratSat® is a registered trademark.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

[...] le dirigeable géostationnaire britannique StratSat®, conçu par ATG (Advanced Technology Group) [est un] dirigeable souple d'environ 200 m de long pour 48 m de diamètre, [qui] devrait faire ses premiers vols vers 2005/2006 [...] Il pourra emporter 2 t de charge utile à 20 km d'altitude, avec une autonomie allant jusqu'à 5 ans. Pouvant se maintenir à poste avec une précision d'1 km³, il couvrira une surface au sol de 115 km de rayon.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
OBS

The Payload Bay [is] the unpressurized mid part of the Orbiter fuselage behind the cabin aft bulkhead where most payloads are carried. Its maximum usable payload envelope is 15 feet(4. 6 meters) in diameter and 60 feet(18. 3 meter) long. Hinged doors extend the full length of the bay.

OBS

orbiter payload bay: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

Les portes de compartiment de charge utile d'Atlantis [orbiteur]

OBS

compartiment de charges utiles de l'orbiteur : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Types of Aircraft
DEF

A strong tape band around kite balloon or other moored aerostat envelope to which all rigging and payload are attached.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Types d'aéronefs
CONT

La nacelle [de l'aérostat] est réunie à la carène par des câbles de suspension fixés à une ralingue de l'enveloppe.

CONT

Les ballons modernes à ralingues sont maintenant majoritaires; plus de filet ni de soupape (panneau parachute). Les ballons sont soit blancs, soit jaunes pour éviter l'échauffement du gaz.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
  • Tipos de aeronaves
DEF

Banda reforzada unida a la envuelta para atar el cordaje.

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Record 4 2003-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The JEM-EF [Japanese Experiment Module-Exposed Facility] payload sites can accommodate two mass classes of payloads. Eight sites are limited to 500 Kg. The ram-port site, EFU 9, and the innermost wake site, EFU 2, can both accommodate 2500 Kg. The paylad envelope is 0. 8 m x 1. 0 m x 1. 85 m with the longest dimension radiating from the JEM-EF.

OBS

payload site: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

emplacement de charge utile : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

Express Pallet. The ExPS is an unpressurized external equipment which, by means of adapter mechanisms, will support external payloads. Each ExPS will accommodate up to six payloads of up to 225 kg for a total launch of 1,36 tons. For each one of them it will be supplied power and data. The adapters will be fully compatible with external robotics operations (EVR) and with crew external activities (EVA). The full up ExPS will be compatible with robotics operations for removal from orbiter cargo bay and assembly in the ISS truss. It will be operational for up to 10 years in orbit with the capability to be launched and returned to Earth several times.

OBS

The Pallets, which will be attached at specific locations on the Truss, can be zenith- or nadir- facing, allowing them to carry instruments requiring solar or celestial viewing (zenith) or Earth viewing (nadir).

OBS

EXPRESS: Expedite the Processing of Experiments to the Space Station.

OBS

EXPRESS pallet; ExP: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Individual, standard EXPRESS pallet.

PHR

EXPRESS pallet adapter payload envelope, adapter plate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Une palette Express transporte des équipements extérieurs alors qu'une palette Spacelab (SLP) transporte le SPDM («Canada Hand») et des réservoirs (ATA et HP Gas).

OBS

palette EXPRESS; ExP : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
DEF

The unpressurized mid part of the Orbiter fuselage behind the cabin aft bulkhead where most payloads are carried.

OBS

[The cargo bay] maximum usable payload envelope is 15 feet(4. 6 meters) in diameter and 60 feet(18. 3 meters) long. Hinged doors extend the full length of the bay.

OBS

cargo bay: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Les astronautes [ont examiné] au moyen de caméras fixées sur le Canadarm, l'intérieur de la soute de Discovery.

OBS

soute : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 7 1992-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Électrotechnique
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique

Spanish

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