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ETALONNAGE ORBITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- in-orbit calibration
1, record 1, English, in%2Dorbit%20calibration
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In-orbit calibration requires having the knowledge to the requested accuracy of the following parameters at the time of radar sensing for a data take: Antenna Radiation Patterns [;] Antenna Pointing (i.e. the reference frame of the radiation pattern) [;] Absolute Gain (i.e. instrument and atmospheric effect) for absolute radiometry [;] Polarimetric characteristics (i.e. crosspolarisation and imbalance effects) [;] Variations of these parameters during the data taking [-] the short-term Instrument Stability Tracking. With the exception of the atmospheric effect on propagation loss and polarimetric imbalances, the rest of the parameters fall in the category of instrument calibration. 2, record 1, English, - in%2Dorbit%20calibration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
in-orbit calibration: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 3, record 1, English, - in%2Dorbit%20calibration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- étalonnage en orbite
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9talonnage%20en%20orbite
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Procédure d'étalonnage en orbite [...] 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9talonnage%20en%20orbite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Utilisation d'un site en Antarctique pour l'étalonnage en orbite. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9talonnage%20en%20orbite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
étalonnage en orbite : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9talonnage%20en%20orbite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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