inertial-celestial guidance
1celestial guidance — noun a method of controlling the flight of a missile or spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial bodies • Hypernyms: ↑steering, ↑guidance, ↑direction * * * a guidance system for an aeronautical or space vehicle by which an automatic… …
2celestial guidance — a guidance system for an aeronautical or space vehicle by which an automatic device in the vehicle takes periodic fixes on celestial bodies to determine the vehicle s position and to guide it along a particular flight path. Also called astro… …
3inertial guidance — noun a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces • Syn: ↑inertial navigation • Hypernyms: ↑steering, ↑guidance, ↑direction * * * noun or …
4inertial guidance — Navig. a guidance system for an aerospace vehicle, in which self contained devices determine the vehicle s course on the basis of the directions and magnitudes of the accelerations it undergoes in flight. Also called inertial navigation. Cf.… …
5Inertial space — In physics, the expression inertial space refers to the background reference that is provided by the phenomenon of inertia.Inertia is opposition to change of velocity, that is: change of velocity with respect to the background, the background… …
6Missile guidance — A guided bomb strikes a practice target Missile guidance refers to a variety of methods of guiding a missile or a guided bomb to its intended target. The missile s target accuracy is a critical factor for its effectiveness. Guidance systems… …
7astro-inertial guidance — /as troh i nerr sheuhl/. See celestial guidance. * * * …
8astro-inertial guidance — /as troh i nerr sheuhl/. See celestial guidance …
9steering — noun 1. the act of steering a ship • Syn: ↑steerage • Derivationally related forms: ↑steer (for: ↑steerage), ↑steer • Hypernyms: ↑control …
10DF-4 — DF 4/CSS 3 Type ICBM Service history In service 1975 1976[1][2] …
