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picosatellite

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Kosmoseteaduse ja -tehnoloogia terminibaas

ID 575859 Last modified 19.11.2021
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Domain spacecraft & rockets
pikosatelliit preferred
  • Maa tehiskaaslane massiga vahemikus 0.1 kuni 1 kg
  • artificial satellite with a wet mass between 0.1 and 1 kg
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    • sometimes used to refer to any satellite that is under 1 kg in launch mass Reference: 'Small satellite'. Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_satellite#Picosatellites [23.2.2017]
pikosatelliit preferred
picosatellite preferred
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  • Picosatellites are very small satellites with a mass of less than 1 kg. A number of picosatellite projects have been undertaken by University and government research teams. Constellations of picosatellites could prove to be a low-cost and efficient solution to remote sensing in LEO. '
pico-satellite
picosat

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