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AVUM [2 records]

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Record 1 2025-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
OBS

Aviation Unit Maintenance ... AVUM platoons or companies handle aviation operational maintenance. Operational maintenance provides quick turnaround through repair by replacement, minor repairs, adjustments, cleaning, lubricating, and servicing. These platoons or companies are organic to aviation organizations at all levels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
OBS

Maintenance de l'unité d'aviation : traduction non officielle donnée à titre d'information seulement.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

The Attitude and Vernier Upper Module. The Vega launch vehicle is equipped with a liquid propulsion module (AVUM), which provides roll control and pitch, yaw, and axial thrust during the final phase of flight. It shall perform the following functions: - roll control; - attitude control during coasting flight and in orbit phase; - correction of axial velocity error due to solid rocket motor performance scatter; - generation of the required velocity change for orbit circularisation (as required); - satellite pointing; - satellite release manoeuvres; - empty stage de-orbiting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
CONT

Enfin, on attend la signature du contrat de développement du petit lanceur Vega. Il s'agit d'un lanceur composé de trois étages à propergol solide, surmonté d'un module supérieur à liquide dit AVUM (Attitude and Vernier Upper Module) - permettant le contrôle d'attitude et d'orbite, la séparation des satellites et la désorbitisation - ainsi que d'une coiffe.

Spanish

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