satellite trajectory
1Trajectory — is the path a moving object follows through space. The object might be a projectile or a satellite, for example. It thus includes the meaning of orbit the path of a planet, an asteroid or a comet as it travels around a central mass. A trajectory… …
2AMC-14 (satellite) — infobox Spacecraft Name = AMC 14 Organisation = SES Americom Major Contractors = Lockheed Martin Carrier Rocket = Proton M/Briz M Mission Type = Communication Launch = 23:18:55 GMT, 14 March 2008 Mission Duration = 15 years (planned) NSSDC ID =… …
3Free return trajectory — A free return trajectory is one of a very small sub class of trajectories in which the trajectory of a satellite traveling away from a primary body (for example, the Earth) is modified by the presence of a secondary body (for example, the Moon)… …
4Tether satellite — A tether satellite is a satellite connected to another by a thin cable called a tether. The space tether idea had its origin in the late 1800s. The idea became more popular in the 1960s, and subsequently NASA examined the feasibility of the idea… …
5Zenit (satellite) — For other uses, see Zenit (disambiguation). Zenit ( ru. Зенит, Zenith ) is the name of a series of military spy satellites launched by the Soviet Union between 1961 and 1994. To conceal their nature, all flights were given the public Kosmos… …
6Young Engineers' Satellite 2 — The Young Engineers Satellite 2 (YES2) is a 36 kg student built tether satellite that is part of ESA s Foton M3 microgravity mission. The launch of the Russian Foton M3 occurred on September 142007 at 13:00 (CEST) by a Soyuz U launcher. The… …
7Astronomical Netherlands Satellite — Infobox Space telescope name = Astronomical Netherlands Satellite (ANS) caption = The flight spare for the satellite organization = NISR / NASA major contractors = alt names = Astronomische Nederlandse Satelliet nssdc id = location = orbit type …
8Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle — Infobox rocket name = GSLV imsize = 250 caption = Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle function = Expendable launch vehicle manufacturer = ISRO country origin = IND height = 49 m alt height = 160 ft diameter = 2.8 m alt diameter = 9.1 ft mass …
9Ōsumi (satellite) — Ōsumi Operator Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo (now part of JAXA) Mission type Earth science …
10Aft-crossing trajectory — In 2005, a new trajectory that an air launched rocket could take to put satellites into orbit was tested. Until this time, launch vehicles such as the Pegasus rocket, or rocket planes such as the X 1, X 15, or SpaceShipOne, which were carried… …
