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RE-ORBITATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reorbiting
1, record 1, English, reorbiting
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- re-orbiting 2, record 1, English, re%2Dorbiting
correct
- reorbitation 3, record 1, English, reorbitation
correct, officially approved
- re-orbitation 4, record 1, English, re%2Dorbitation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
After providing 13.5 years of highly successful telecommunications services for Eutelsat, ECS-1 was switched off on 16th of December. By then, the satellite launched on 16 June 1983, had been transmitting for a total of 716 584 hours (cumulative TWTA hours). Over a two-week period, a series of end-of-life tests, and 11 re-orbiting manoeuvres which led to the complete depletion of the spacecraft's hydrazine tanks, were performed. ECS-1's final graveyard orbit is 398 km higher than the operational geostationary orbit that it vacated. 5, record 1, English, - reorbiting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
reorbiting; reorbitation: terms officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 6, record 1, English, - reorbiting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- resatellisation
1, record 1, French, resatellisation
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réorbitation 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9orbitation
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- ré-orbitation 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9%2Dorbitation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Manœuvre de remise en orbite d'un engin spatial arrivé en fin de vie, vers une orbite cimetière. 4, record 1, French, - resatellisation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
resatellisation; réorbitation : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 4, record 1, French, - resatellisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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