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The Executive Branch agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's civilian space program and aeronautics and aerospace research.
Communications mode wherein a spacecraft generates its downlink frequency independent of any uplink frequency.
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For technical definition, please follow this link to the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications website.
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The direction from a spacecraft directly down toward the center of a planet. Opposite the zenith.
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The SI unit of force equal to that required to accelerate a 1-kg mass 1 m per second per second (1m/sec2). Compare with dyne.
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A scheme for delivering many different measurements in one data stream. See Chapter 10.
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For technical definition, please follow this link to the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications website.
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For technical definition, please follow this link to the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications website.
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A small natural body which orbits a larger one. A natural satellite. Capitalized, the Earth's natural satellite.
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