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MICRO-SATELLITE [3 records]

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Record 1 2025-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

A microsatellite is a type of satellite that falls in the size range between 10 and 100 kilograms, which is larger than a nanosatellite but smaller than a traditional satellite.

Key term(s)
  • micro-satellite
  • micro-sat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

[...] les microsatellites pèsent entre 10 et 100 kilogrammes tandis que les nanosatellites pèsent entre [un] et 10 kilogrammes.

OBS

microsatellite : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 26 janvier 2025.

Key term(s)
  • micro-satellite

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
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Record 2 2013-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

NEOSSat [Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite] is a dual-mission microsatellite designed to detect potentially hazardous Earth-orbit-crossing asteroids and track objects that reside in deep space.

Key term(s)
  • dual-mission micro-satellite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

NEOSSat [Satellite de surveillance des objets circumterrestres] est un microsatellite à double mission conçu pour détecter les astéroïdes potentiellement dangereux qui croisent la trajectoire orbitale de la Terre et suivre des objets se trouvant dans l'espace lointain.

Key term(s)
  • micro-satellite à double mission

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Satellite Telecommunications
  • Astronomy
CONT

Canada is currently building the M3MSat (Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Micro-Satellite), a technology demonstration satellite that will be used to assess the utility of having in space an Automatic Identification System (AIS) for reading signals from vessels to better manage marine transport in Canadian waters.

Key term(s)
  • Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Microsatellite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télécommunications par satellite
  • Astronomie
CONT

Le Canada construit actuellement M3MSat (le Microsatellite de surveillance maritime et de messagerie), un satellite de démonstration technologique qui permettra d'établir l'utilité d'avoir dans l'espace un système d'identification automatique (SIA) des signaux de bateaux dans le but de mieux gérer le transport maritime dans les eaux canadiennes.

Key term(s)
  • Micro-satellite de surveillance maritime et de messagerie

Spanish

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