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MINE SPATIALE [1 record]

Record 1 2018-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Weapons
DEF

A small satellite carrying an explosive charge that accompanies its potential victim for weeks or months and is fired by remote command.

OBS

space mine: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes orbitales
DEF

Intercepteur antisatellite manœuvrable déployé sur des orbites coupant celle de sa cible et déclenché lors d'un passage à proximité.

OBS

mine spatiale : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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