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COSMODROME [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Space Centres
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spaceport
1, record 1, English, spaceport
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- space port 2, record 1, English, space%20port
correct, noun
- cosmodrome 3, record 1, English, cosmodrome
correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A site on which are located the facilities required for the launch of spacecraft and the piloted landing of aerospace vehicles. 4, record 1, English, - spaceport
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cosmodrome: This designation is mainly used to refer to facilities located in Russia or another country that was part of the Soviet Union. 4, record 1, English, - spaceport
Record 1, Key term(s)
- SearchOnlyKey1
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Centres spatiaux
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- port spatial
1, record 1, French, port%20spatial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- base spatiale 2, record 1, French, base%20spatiale
correct, feminine noun
- cosmodrome 3, record 1, French, cosmodrome
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lieu où sont réunies les installations destinées au lancement d’engins spatiaux et à l’atterrissage piloté de véhicules aérospatiaux. 2, record 1, French, - port%20spatial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cosmodrome : Cette désignation est principalement utilisée lorsqu'il est question d’installations situées en Russie ou dans un autre pays qui faisait partie de l'Union soviétique. 4, record 1, French, - port%20spatial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
port spatial; base spatiale : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 31 décembre 2005. 4, record 1, French, - port%20spatial
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Centros espaciales
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- base espacial
1, record 1, Spanish, base%20espacial
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cosmódromo 2, record 1, Spanish, cosm%C3%B3dromo
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A partir de 1970[,] nuevos países aparecen en la escena mundial con cohetes propios[,] aunque basados en las técnicas conocidas[,] como son China, Japón, India y Brasil. China desarrolla el CZ-2 (larga marcha) con la ayuda de la URSS [Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas], que en 1985 despegó por vez primera de la base espacial de Jiuquam y el CZ-3 cuya configuración se asemeja al lanzador americano Titán II. 3, record 1, Spanish, - base%20espacial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
base espacial: designación validada por un experto de la Comisión de Terminología, Sociedad Española de Astronomía, España. 4, record 1, Spanish, - base%20espacial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cosmódromo: designación utilizada para hacer referencia a bases espaciales en Rusia y en los países de la antigua Unión Soviética. 4, record 1, Spanish, - base%20espacial
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-02-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- first element launch
1, record 2, English, first%20element%20launch
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- FEL 2, record 2, English, FEL
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Many of these rumors, as published on the NASA Watch web site, indicate that the first element launch, the Russian launch of the Zarya control module, will be delayed by up to a year, to November 1999. 3, record 2, English, - first%20element%20launch
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lancement du premier élément
1, record 2, French, lancement%20du%20premier%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9ment
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au début de novembre 1998, nous ne sommes plus qu'à trois semaines du lancement du premier élément de la Station spatiale internationale(ISS)-le grandiose projet américain amorcé il y a quinze ans. Si tout va bien, le lancement de la fusée Proton porteuse du module Zarya surviendra le 20 novembre à 6h40 TU(1h40 EST) depuis le cosmodrome de Baïkonour. 2, record 2, French, - lancement%20du%20premier%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9ment
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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