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In exchange for the launch of the RADARSAT satellite by NASA, Canada agreed to provide the USA with access to RADARSAT's SAR on-time data and to execute a "yaw" manoeuvre of the spacecraft twice during the lifetime of RADARSAT operations to allow the mapping of the Antarctic Continent.  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - yaw%20manoeuvre

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Les capacités de RADARSAT-1 ont surtout été démontrées en 1997, à l'occasion de la première Mission de cartographie de l'Antarctique au cours de laquelle le satellite a réussi une manœuvre de lacet sans précédent [...]  1, fiche 1, Français, - man%26oelig%3Buvre%20de%20lacet

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The ability to maintain stable, level flight, and to manoeuvre in a controlled fashion. There are three components to stability : roll, pitch, and yaw. Stability in "roll" is maintained and controlled by the ailerons; "pitch" is maintained by the dihedral angle of the wings, and controlled by the elevators; "yaw" is maintained by the keel effect of the fuselage, and controlled by the rudder.  1, fiche 2, Anglais, - aerodynamic%20stability

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