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SICRAL 1B, the Glossary

Index SICRAL 1B

SICRAL 1B is a military communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space for Italian Armed Forces.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Communications satellite, General contractor, Geocentric orbit, Geostationary orbit, Geostationary transfer orbit, Italian Armed Forces, Kiribati, Ministry of Defence (Italy), Odyssey (launch platform), Sea Launch, Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space, Zenit-3SL.

  2. Communications satellites of Italy
  3. Military satellites
  4. Satellites of Italy

Communications satellite

A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth.

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General contractor

A contractor (North American English) or builder (British English), is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and the communication of information to all involved parties throughout the course of a building project.

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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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Geostationary orbit

A geostationary orbit, also referred to as a geosynchronous equatorial orbitGeostationary orbit and Geosynchronous (equatorial) orbit are used somewhat interchangeably in sources.

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Geostationary transfer orbit

A geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) or geosynchronous transfer orbit is a type of geocentric orbit.

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Italian Armed Forces

The Italian Armed Forces (Forze armate italiane) encompass the Italian Army, the Italian Navy and the Italian Air Force.

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Kiribati

Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati (Ribaberiki Kiribati),.

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Ministry of Defence (Italy)

The Ministry of Defence (Ministero della Difesa, or MDD) is the government body of the Italian Republic responsible for military and civil defence matters and managing the Italian Armed Forces.

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Odyssey (launch platform)

LP Odyssey is a self-propelled semi-submersible mobile spacecraft launch platform converted from a mobile drilling rig in 1997.

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Sea Launch

Sea Launch was a multinational—Norway, Russia, Ukraine, United States—spacecraft launch company founded in 1995 that provided orbital launch services from 1999 to 2014.

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Telespazio

Telespazio Spa is a European spaceflight services company founded in 1961.

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Thales Alenia Space

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between the French technology corporation Thales Group (67%) and Italian defense conglomerate Leonardo (33%).

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Zenit-3SL

The Zenit-3SL was an expendable carrier rocket operated by Sea Launch.

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See also

Communications satellites of Italy

Military satellites

Satellites of Italy

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SICRAL_1B

Also known as Sicral-1B.