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1Satellite navigation — Geodesy Fundamentals Geodesy · …
2satellite communication — Introduction in telecommunication, the use of artificial satellites to provide communications links between various points on Earth (Earth satellite). Communications satellites relay voice, video, and data signals between widely separated fixed… …
3Satellite — This article is about artificial satellites. For natural satellites, also known as moons, see Natural satellite. For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). An animation depicting the orbits of GPS satellites in medium Earth orbit …
4Satellite de positionnement — Global Positioning System Pour les articles homonymes, voir GPS (homonymie). Le Global Positioning System plus connu par son sigle GPS, que l on peut traduire en français par « système de positionnement mondial » ou encore (en… …
5Military satellite — A military satellite is an artificial satellite used for a military purpose, often for gathering intelligence, as a communications satellite used for military purposes, or as a military weapon. A model of a German SAR Lupe reconnaissance… …
6Global navigation satellite system — (GNSS) is the standard generic term for satellite navigation systems that provide autonomous geo spatial positioning with global coverage. A GNSS allows small electronic receivers to determine their location (longitude, latitude, and altitude) to …
7Nadezhda (satellite) — Nadezhda (Russian: Надежда, means Hope in English) is a civilian satellite navigation system and part of the international COSPAS SARSAT search and rescue system. Overview The system consists of four satellites, each with a mass of 870kg,… …
8Galileo (satellite navigation) — Galileo is a global navigation satellite system currently being built by the European Union (EU) and European Space Agency (ESA). The €3.4 billion project is an alternative and complementary to the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) and the… …
9Targeting of civilian areas in the 2006 Lebanon War — Artillery and missiles fired into civilian areas in Lebanon and Israel by both the Israel Defence Forces and Hezbollah were a major component of the 2006 Lebanon war. Intended targeting aside, approximately one quarter of the Israelis killed by… …
10Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management — The Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management, or CIVCOM, is an advisory body within the European Union dealing with civilian aspects of crisis management. The activities of CIVCOM therefore forms part of the Common Foreign and Security …
