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UNMANNED STATIONS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Earth-based Stations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- turn around ranging station
1, record 1, English, turn%20around%20ranging%20station
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- TARS 2, record 1, English, TARS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- turn-around ranging station 3, record 1, English, turn%2Daround%20ranging%20station
correct
- TARS 3, record 1, English, TARS
correct
- TARS 3, record 1, English, TARS
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One of several ground stations, located in Japan and Australia, for determining the distance to a satellite by the response time to a radio signal, and determining the position of a satellite by triangulation. 4, record 1, English, - turn%20around%20ranging%20station
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The ground stations other than the CDA [Control and Data Acquisition] were unmanned and known as turn-around ranging stations(TARS)... This system of three ground stations provided three slant ranges to the satellite that allowed the location of the satellite to be determined geometrically... 3, record 1, English, - turn%20around%20ranging%20station
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stations terriennes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- station de télémétrie par triangulation
1, record 1, French, station%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9m%C3%A9trie%20par%20triangulation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- TARS 2, record 1, French, TARS
feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une des stations au sol, situées au Japon et en Australie, permettant par le procédé de triangulation de déterminer la distance d'un satellite (en mesurant le temps de réponse d'un signal radio) et de le localiser. 2, record 1, French, - station%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9m%C3%A9trie%20par%20triangulation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Transmission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unmanned stations 1, record 2, English, unmanned%20stations
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- stations sans personnel 1, record 2, French, stations%20sans%20personnel
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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