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INDICATEUR CAP [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Course Pointing Device (CPD) provides a 2-axis pointing capability for external payloads to achieve a pointing accuracy in the order of 1° to compensate for Station orbital motions and seasonal Sun apparent motion.

OBS

... three instruments [:] SOVIM: solar variable and irradiance monitor [;] SOLSPEC: solar spectral irradiance measurements [;] SOLACES: auto-calibrating Extreme Ultraviolet and Ultraviolet spectrometers ... will be mounted on the ESA-developed Course Pointing Device (CPD) with a pointing accuracy of the order of 1° to compensate for ISS motions. The fourth instrument, the Sky Polarisation Observatory, will be accommodated separately.

OBS

course pointing device; CPD: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

indicateur de cap; CPD : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
DEF

Luminous ship's head marker on the radar screen shown at each rotation of the search radar antenna.

OBS

Terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
DEF

Illumination du cap sur le vidéo radar à chaque tour d'antenne.

OBS

Terminologie officialisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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