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DEORBIT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-05-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- de-orbit
1, record 1, English, de%2Dorbit
correct, verb, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To force a satellite or space vehicle out of its orbit and into the atmosphere for reentry to Earth. 2, record 1, English, - de%2Dorbit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
de-orbit: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 3, record 1, English, - de%2Dorbit
Record 1, Key term(s)
- deorbit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- désorbiter
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9sorbiter
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faire quitter à tout ou partie d'un objet spatial l'orbite qu'il décrit autour d'un astre, afin de provoquer sa chute, contrôlée ou non, jusqu'à cet astre. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9sorbiter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les satellites en fin de mission autour de la Terre sont généralement désorbités. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9sorbiter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
désorbiter : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9sorbiter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
désorbiter : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 26 septembre 2020. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9sorbiter
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-10-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- deorbiting
1, record 2, English, deorbiting
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- de-orbiting 2, record 2, English, de%2Dorbiting
correct
- deorbition 3, record 2, English, deorbition
correct, officially approved
- de-orbitation 4, record 2, English, de%2Dorbitation
correct
- deorbit manoeuvre 5, record 2, English, deorbit%20manoeuvre
correct, officially approved
- deorbit maneuver 6, record 2, English, deorbit%20maneuver
correct
- deorbit 7, record 2, English, deorbit
correct, noun
- de-orbit 8, record 2, English, de%2Dorbit
correct, noun
- desatellization 5, record 2, English, desatellization
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A manoeuvre by which a spacecraft is taken out of orbit around a celestial body in order to land it on given point of the body's surfaces, or to crash it. 9, record 2, English, - deorbiting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
deorbiting; deorbitation; deorbit manoeuvre: terms officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG) and by the International Space Station Official Approval Group (ISSOAG). 5, record 2, English, - deorbiting
Record 2, Key term(s)
- de-orbit manoeuvre
- de-orbit maneuver
- de-satellization
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- désorbitation
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9sorbitation
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- désatellisation 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9satellisation
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- manœuvre de désorbitation 3, record 2, French, man%26oelig%3Buvre%20de%20d%C3%A9sorbitation
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- décrochage d'orbite 4, record 2, French, d%C3%A9crochage%20d%27orbite
correct, masculine noun
- retrait de l'orbite 5, record 2, French, retrait%20de%20l%27orbite
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Manœuvre consistant à éjecter un engin spatial de l'orbite qu'il décrit autour d'un astre pour l'amener à s'y poser, en un point donné, ou pour en provoquer l'écrasement. 5, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9sorbitation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
désorbitation; désatellisation : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR); manoeuvre de désorbitation : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 5, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9sorbitation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
amorcer la désorbitation 5, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9sorbitation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
phase de désorbitation 5, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9sorbitation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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