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Astronomical Netherlands Satellite, the Glossary

The Astronomical Netherlands Satellite (ANS; also known as Astronomische Nederlandse Satelliet) was a space-based X-ray and ultraviolet telescope.^[1]

38 relations: Angular momentum, Apsis, Asteroid belt, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Capella, Cassegrain reflector, Earth, Electromagnetic coil, Electromagnetic spectrum, Electronvolt, Geocentric orbit, Horizon, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, List of space telescopes, Low Earth orbit, Magnetic field, Magnetometer, Milky Way, Nanometre, NASA, Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Orbital eccentricity, Orbital inclination, Photodiode, Satellite, Scout (rocket family), Sun-synchronous orbit, Telescope, The Astrophysical Journal, Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes, Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet astronomy, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5, Wavelength, X-ray, X-ray astronomy, X-ray burster.
1974 in spaceflight
Astronomy in the Netherlands
Netherlands–United States relations
Satellites of the Netherlands
Spacecraft launched in 1974
Ultraviolet telescopes

Angular momentum

Angular momentum (sometimes called moment of momentum or rotational momentum) is the rotational analog of linear momentum.

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Apsis

An apsis is the farthest or nearest point in the orbit of a planetary body about its primary body.

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Asteroid belt

The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, centered on the Sun and roughly spanning the space between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars.

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Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering theoretical, observational, and instrumental astronomy and astrophysics.

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Capella

Capella is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Auriga.

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The Cassegrain reflector is a combination of a primary concave mirror and a secondary convex mirror, often used in optical telescopes and radio antennas, the main characteristic being that the optical path folds back onto itself, relative to the optical system's primary mirror entrance aperture.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Electromagnetic coil

An electromagnetic coil is an electrical conductor such as a wire in the shape of a coil (spiral or helix).

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Electromagnetic spectrum

The electromagnetic spectrum is the full range of electromagnetic radiation, organized by frequency or wavelength.

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Electronvolt

In physics, an electronvolt (symbol eV), also written electron-volt and electron volt, is the measure of an amount of kinetic energy gained by a single electron accelerating through an electric potential difference of one volt in vacuum.

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Geocentric orbit

A geocentric orbit, Earth-centered orbit, or Earth orbit involves any object orbiting Earth, such as the Moon or artificial satellites.

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Horizon

The horizon is the apparent curve that separates the surface of a celestial body from its sky when viewed from the perspective of an observer on or near the surface of the relevant body.

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) in La Cañada Flintridge, California, Crescenta Valley, United States.

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List of space telescopes

This list of space telescopes (astronomical space observatories) is grouped by major frequency ranges: gamma ray, x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave, and radio. Astronomical Netherlands Satellite and list of space telescopes are space telescopes, ultraviolet telescopes and x-ray telescopes.

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Low Earth orbit

A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with a period of 128 minutes or less (making at least 11.25 orbits per day) and an eccentricity less than 0.25.

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Magnetic field

A magnetic field (sometimes called B-field) is a physical field that describes the magnetic influence on moving electric charges, electric currents, and magnetic materials.

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Magnetometer

A magnetometer is a device that measures magnetic field or magnetic dipole moment.

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Milky Way

The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.

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Nanometre

molecular scale. The nanometre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: nm), or nanometer (American spelling), is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one billionth (short scale) of a meter (0.000000001 m) and to 1000 picometres.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.

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Netherlands Institute for Space Research

SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON) is a national Dutch institute for space research.

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Orbital eccentricity

In astrodynamics, the orbital eccentricity of an astronomical object is a dimensionless parameter that determines the amount by which its orbit around another body deviates from a perfect circle.

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Orbital inclination

Orbital inclination measures the tilt of an object's orbit around a celestial body.

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Photodiode

A photodiode is a semiconductor diode sensitive to photon radiation, such as visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation, X-rays and gamma rays.

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Satellite

A satellite or artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body.

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Scout (rocket family)

The Scout family of rockets were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth.

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Sun-synchronous orbit

A Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), also called a heliosynchronous orbit, is a nearly polar orbit around a planet, in which the satellite passes over any given point of the planet's surface at the same local mean solar time.

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Telescope

A telescope is a device used to observe distant objects by their emission, absorption, or reflection of electromagnetic radiation.

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The Astrophysical Journal

The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of astrophysics and astronomy, established in 1895 by American astronomers George Ellery Hale and James Edward Keeler.

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Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes

This timeline of artificial satellites and space probes includes uncrewed spacecraft including technology demonstrators, observatories, lunar probes, and interplanetary probes.

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Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths of 10–400 nanometers, shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays.

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Ultraviolet astronomy

Ultraviolet astronomy is the observation of electromagnetic radiation at ultraviolet wavelengths between approximately 10 and 320 nanometres; shorter wavelengths—higher energy photons—are studied by X-ray astronomy and gamma-ray astronomy.

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Vandenberg Space Force Base

Vandenberg Space Force Base, previously Vandenberg Air Force Base, is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California.

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Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5

Space Launch Complex 5 (SLC-5) was a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States.

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Wavelength

In physics and mathematics, wavelength or spatial period of a wave or periodic function is the distance over which the wave's shape repeats.

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X-ray

X-rays (or rarely, X-radiation) are a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation.

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X-ray astronomy

X-ray astronomy is an observational branch of astronomy which deals with the study of X-ray observation and detection from astronomical objects.

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X-ray burster

X-ray bursters are one class of X-ray binary stars exhibiting X-ray bursts, periodic and rapid increases in luminosity (typically a factor of 10 or greater) that peak in the X-ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_Netherlands_Satellite

Also known as Astronomische Nederlandse Satelliet, Astronomische Nederlandse Satellite.

Astronomical Netherlands Satellite, the Glossary

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See also

1974 in spaceflight

Astronomy in the Netherlands

Netherlands–United States relations

Satellites of the Netherlands

Spacecraft launched in 1974

Ultraviolet telescopes

References