satelit

satelit

A small body which orbits a larger one. A natural or an artificial moon. Earth-orbiting spacecraft are called satellites. While deep-space vehicles are technically satellites of the sun or of another planet, or of the galactic center, they are generally called spacecraft instead of satellites.

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Industry/Domain: Aerospace
Category: Space flight
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satelit artificial

Astronomy; General astronomy

a satellite made by humans which is gravitationaly bound and in orbit of a larger physical object

satelit mbikqyrjes

Military; Military equipment & supplies

an Earth observation satellite or communications satellite deployed for military or intelligence applications

satelit transmetimi i drejtpërdrejtë (STD)

Advertising; Television advertising

A service that transmits satellite signals directly to a home through the viewer's own earth station rather than a cable system. DirecTV is an example of a DBS service.

Amaltea (Jupiteri V, satelit i Barnardit)

Astronomy; General astronomy

The innermost satellite of Jupiter.

objekt fluturues i paidentifikueshëm (UFO)

Aerospace; Space flight

UFOs are unidentified aircraft which are attributed to alien space flight. One supposed UFO halted air traffic at Hangzhou Airport, China, on July 7. The appearance is being ...

anije kozmike

Aerospace; Space flight

A reusable spacecraft with wings developed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for human spaceflight missions. The first test flight took place in ...

zenit

Aerospace; Space flight

The point on the celestial sphere directly above the observer. Opposite the nadir.

zeta (Z)

Aerospace; Space flight

A multiplier, x1021 from the last letter of the Latin alphabet. See the entry for CGPM.

rreze x

Aerospace; Space flight

Electromagnetic radiation in the neighborhood of 100 picometer wavelength.

peshë

Aerospace; Space flight

The gravitational force exerted on an object of a certain mass. The weight of mass m is mg Newtons, where g is the local acceleration due to a body's gravity.

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