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NANOSATELLITE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Weapons
DEF

A satellite that weighs 10 kilograms or less.

CONT

These micro/nanosatellites, when employed as unacknowledged secondary payloads, can covertly rendezvous with other space assets to perform satellite inspection and other missions to disrupt, degrade, or destroy space assets.

Key term(s)
  • nano-satellite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes orbitales
DEF

Satellite pesant 10 kilogrammes ou moins.

OBS

Ce genre de satellite pourrait être embarqué comme charge payante secondaire à bord d'un véhicule spatial pour se rapprocher subrepticement de systèmes déployés dans l'espace en vue de les endommager ou de les détruire.

Key term(s)
  • nano-satellite

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas espaciales
CONT

Las aplicaciones más inmediatas de la nanotecnología se dirigen al sector de la exploración espacial. Entra éstas, podemos hablar de […] los conocidos nanosatélites, como el NANOSAT […] cuya gestión y construcción se realiza totalmente en España, partiendo de una nueva filosofía de diseño: más pequeño, más potente, más rápido, con una aplicación específica concreta, con mayores prestaciones y menor consumo.

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