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RETROFUSEE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Launchers (Astronautics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- separation rocket
1, record 1, English, separation%20rocket
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- separation thruster 2, record 1, English, separation%20thruster
correct
- separation motor 3, record 1, English, separation%20motor
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A thruster to assist separation. 3, record 1, English, - separation%20rocket
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lanceurs (Astronautique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fusée de séparation
1, record 1, French, fus%C3%A9e%20de%20s%C3%A9paration
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif pyrotechnique mis à feu, pendant la phase de séparation de deux étages, pour les écarter l’un de l’autre. 2, record 1, French, - fus%C3%A9e%20de%20s%C3%A9paration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il est déconseillé d’utiliser le terme rétrofusée pour désigner une fusée de séparation. 2, record 1, French, - fus%C3%A9e%20de%20s%C3%A9paration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-03-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- altitude radar 1, record 2, English, altitude%20radar
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- radar d'altitude
1, record 2, French, radar%20d%27altitude
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Surveyor-1] pesant 995 kg au départ, son poids à l'atterrissage n’ était plus que de 270 kg après consommation des propergols et autres combustibles, et largage du radar d’altitude et de la cellule de la rétrofusée principale. 1, record 2, French, - radar%20d%27altitude
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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