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FUSEE BALISTIQUE [3 records]

Record 1 2010-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
  • Missiles and Rockets
DEF

Specifically, the act of firing a stage of a rocket after a previous powered flight and a cost phase in a parking orbit.

PHR

Restart sequence.

Key term(s)
  • re-start

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

Après une phase de vol balistique et avant le rallumage du moteur de fusée, il est nécessaire de tasser et conditionner les ergols contenus dans les réservoirs.

PHR

Séquence de rallumage.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ballistics
  • Missiles and Rockets

French

Domaine(s)
  • Balistique
  • Missiles et roquettes
OBS

BT-138

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

A few years ago, what else than an aircraft could be downed ? Ballistic warheads? Their detection would have meant that they were on their way down anyhow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

II y a seulement quelques années, le seul gibier possible était l’avion. On ne songeait même pas à tirer sur les têtes de fusées balistiques puisque le simple fait de les détecter annonçait de toute façon leur explosion imminente.

Spanish

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