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SATELITE-RADAR [2 records]

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Record 1 2007-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

[A space system using one or more artificial earth satellites] for timely delivery of large amounts of data.

CONT

Vega small-launcher objectives. On the basis of the identified European needs, particularly in the field of radar satellite systems, and of the requirements emerging from the market survey, the in-orbit capability for the reference mission is specified as: 1500 kg of payload to a 700 km altitude, circular polar orbit; Kourou as the launch site.

OBS

radar satellite system: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Télédétection
DEF

[Système spatial comportant un ou plusieurs satellites artificiels de la Terre] pour livrer rapidement de grandes quantités de données.

CONT

Les prochains systèmes de satellite radar devraient offrir de meilleures capacités de réobservation et présenter des fonctions améliorées de résolution spatiale et de polarisation, ce qui se traduira par une augmentation importante du contenu informationnel des données [SAR] pour l'agriculture.

OBS

système de satellite radar : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Teledetección
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Record 2 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Orbital Stations
DEF

A sophisticated Earth observation (EO) satellite developed by Canada to monitor environmental change and the planet's natural resources.

OBS

RADARSAT was developed under management of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NASA/NOAA), Canadian provincial governments, and the Canadian private sector.

OBS

This remote sensing satellite uses radar to take images useful for agriculture, oceanography, forestry, hydrology, geology, cartography, and meteorology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Stations orbitales
DEF

Satellite perfectionné d'observation de la Terre (OT) mis au point par le Canada pour assurer la surveillance des changements environnementaux et des ressources naturelles de la planète.

OBS

Le satellite RADARSAT-1 canadien permet de traverser une couverture élevée de nuages comme il s'en trouve dans les régions tropicales où les maladies, telles que la malaria, constituent une préoccupation majeure.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Estaciones orbitales
OBS

RADARSAT es el primer satélite de observación canadiense que provee valiosa información para un efectivo manejo y monitoreo de los recursos naturales, provee 25 posibles tipos de imagen, cada una variando respecto al área cubierta y la manera en la cual la superficie de la tierra es vista.

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