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FUSEE DEUX ETAGES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Launchers (Astronautics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- posigrade rocket
1, record 1, English, posigrade%20rocket
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An auxiliary rocket which fires in the direction in which the vehicle is pointed, used, for example, in separating two stages of a vehicle. 2, record 1, English, - posigrade%20rocket
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In direction of travel, hence rocket increases speed of satellite in order to reach higher orbit. 3, record 1, English, - posigrade%20rocket
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lanceurs (Astronautique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fusée de séparation accélératrice
1, record 1, French, fus%C3%A9e%20de%20s%C3%A9paration%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9ratrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fusée de séparation de deux étages d’un lanceur, fixée sur l'étage supérieur, dont la poussée est orientée dans le sens du mouvement de ce lanceur. 1, record 1, French, - fus%C3%A9e%20de%20s%C3%A9paration%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9ratrice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fusée de séparation accélératrice : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 6 juin 2014. 2, record 1, French, - fus%C3%A9e%20de%20s%C3%A9paration%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9ratrice
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-02-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Missiles and Rockets
- Spacecraft
- Launchers (Astronautics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ground qualification
1, record 2, English, ground%20qualification
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Missiles et roquettes
- Engins spatiaux
- Lanceurs (Astronautique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- qualification au sol
1, record 2, French, qualification%20au%20sol
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le domaine de la propulsion, des étapes très importantes ont été franchies avec la qualification au sol des moteurs Viking équipant les deux premiers étages [de la fusée Ariane] [...] 1, record 2, French, - qualification%20au%20sol
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-02-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Launchers (Astronautics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- K-1 reusable launch vehicle
1, record 3, English, K%2D1%20reusable%20launch%20vehicle
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- K-1 vehicle 2, record 3, English, K%2D1%20vehicle
- Kistler K1-reusable launch vehicle 3, record 3, English, Kistler%20K1%2Dreusable%20launch%20vehicle
correct
- K-1 launch system 4, record 3, English, K%2D1%20launch%20system
- K-1 5, record 3, English, K%2D1
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When it is completed, the K-1 will be the first commercially available, fully reusable launch vehicle to provide low-cost access to space for low earth-orbiting satellites. The K-1 is powered by modified Russian rocket engines, provided by Aerojet, that burn LOX (liquid oxygen) and kerosene. Thrust is produced when the appropriate mixture of LOX and kerosene is pumped into the combustion chamber and ignited. 6, record 3, English, - K%2D1%20reusable%20launch%20vehicle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The K-1 will be able to deliver approximately 3,200 kg (7,000 lbm) of pressurized cargo to the ISS and return approximately 900 kg (2,000 lbm) of recoverable downmass. The K-1 cargo module can accommodate a volume of 30 m³ (1,000 ft³) equivalent to five International Standard Payload Racks. The K-1 is also capable of providing up to 40km (25 nmi) reboost and attitude control for ISS, an important feature for maintaining the ISS orbit, and conducting on-orbit technology demonstration as precursor risk reduction missions. 4, record 3, English, - K%2D1%20reusable%20launch%20vehicle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
K-1 is equipped with an active dispenser. 7, record 3, English, - K%2D1%20reusable%20launch%20vehicle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 PHR
K1 fully reusable, two-stage. 7, record 3, English, - K%2D1%20reusable%20launch%20vehicle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Lanceurs (Astronautique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lanceur récupérable K-1
1, record 3, French, lanceur%20r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9rable%20K%2D1
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- engin K-1 2, record 3, French, engin%20K%2D1
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le premier vaisseau spatial entièrement réutilisable sera l'engin K-1 de la Société Kistler Aerospace. Il devrait voler à la fin de 1999. Cette fusée à deux étages utilise des moteurs russes qui fonctionnent au kérosène et à l'oxygène liquide. Les étages séparés retourneront sur Terre par parachute. 2, record 3, French, - lanceur%20r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9rable%20K%2D1
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
- Air Transport
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- two-stage booster 1, record 4, English, two%2Dstage%20booster
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Propulsion des aéronefs
- Transport aérien
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fusée à deux étages
1, record 4, French, fus%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20deux%20%C3%A9tages
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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