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Англо-русский словарь технических терминов. 2005.
Англо-русский словарь технических терминов. 2005.
Spacecraft magnetometers — Magnetometers are one of the most widely used scientific instruments in exploratory and observation satellites. These instruments were instrumental in the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts around Earth, discovered on the very first… … Wikipedia
Spacecraft — Spaceship redirects here. For other uses, see Spaceship (disambiguation). More than 100 Russian Soyuz manned spacecraft (TMA version shown) have flown since 1967, originally for a Soviet manned lunar program, but currently supporting the… … Wikipedia
earth — /errth/, n. 1. (often cap.) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 mi. (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 mi. (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million mi. (149.6 million km), and a… … Universalium
Magellan (spacecraft) — Magellan Artist s depiction of Magellan at Venus Operator NASA / JPL Major contractors Martin Marietta / Hughes Aircraft … Wikipedia
Soyuz spacecraft — Soyuz (Russian: Союз , pronounced|saˈjus); English: Union) is a series of spacecraft designed for the Soviet space program by the Korolyov Design Bureau. The Soyuz succeeded the Voskhod spacecraft and was originally built as part of the Soviet… … Wikipedia
Genesis (spacecraft) — The Genesis spacecraft was the first ever attempt to collect a sample of solar wind, and the first sample return mission to return from beyond the orbit of the Moon. It was launched on August 8, 2001, and crash landed on September 8, 2004 after a … Wikipedia
Jupiter — /jooh pi teuhr/, n. 1. Also called Jove. the supreme deity of the ancient Romans: the god of the heavens and of weather. Cf. Zeus. 2. Astron. the planet fifth in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 88,729 mi. (142,796 km), a mean … Universalium
moon — mooner, n. moonless, adj. /moohn/, n. 1. the earth s natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km). 2. this body during a particular lunar month, or during a… … Universalium
Moon — /moohn/, n. Sun Myung /sun myung/, born 1920, Korean religious leader: founder of the Unification Church. * * * Sole natural satellite of Earth, which it orbits from west to east at a mean distance of about 238,900 mi (384,400 km). It is less… … Universalium
Landsat 1 — Infobox Earth satellite name = Landsat 1 launch date = July 23, 1972 launch vehicle = Delta 900 launch site = Vandenberg AFB orbit reference = WRS 1 orbit type = nowrap|sun synchronous, near polar orbit altitude = 917 km (570 mi) orbit… … Wikipedia
Nimbus program — Artist s drawing of the general design of the Nimbus series of satellites. The solar panel wings move throughout the day to track the Sun during the daylight part of the satellite’s orbit. The 10 foot tall satellite has the attitude control… … Wikipedia