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UPM-Sat, the Glossary

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UPM-Sat is a series of Spanish microsatellites developed by the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), in collaboration with the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA), for educational, scientific and technological purposes.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 11 relations: Ariane 4, Earth, French Guiana, Geocentric orbit, Guiana Space Centre, National Institute for Aerospace Technology, Polar orbit, Sun-synchronous orbit, Technical University of Madrid, Vega (rocket), Vega flight VV16.

  2. Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial
  3. Satellites of Spain
  4. Spacecraft launched in 1995
  5. Spacecraft launched in 2020
  6. Technical University of Madrid

Ariane 4

The Ariane 4 was a European expendable launch vehicle, developed by the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, for the European Space Agency (ESA).

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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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French Guiana

French Guiana (or; Guyane,; Lagwiyann or Gwiyann) is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies.

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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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Guiana Space Centre

The Guiana Space Centre (Centre spatial guyanais; CSG), also called Europe's Spaceport, is a spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a overseas region of France in South America.

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National Institute for Aerospace Technology

The National Institute for Aerospace Technology "Esteban Terradas" (Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial «Esteban Terradas» or INTA) is an autonomous agency of the Spanish public administration dependent on the Secretariat of State for Defence (SEDEF). UPM-Sat and National Institute for Aerospace Technology are Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial.

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Polar orbit

A polar orbit is one in which a satellite passes above or nearly above both poles of the body being orbited (usually a planet such as the Earth, but possibly another body such as the Moon or Sun) on each revolution.

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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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Technical University of Madrid

The Technical University of Madrid or sometimes called Polytechnic University of Madrid (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, UPM) is a public university, located in Madrid, Spain.

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Vega (rocket)

Vega (Vettore Europeo di Generazione Avanzata, Vecteur européen de génération avancée) is an expendable small-lift launch vehicle operated by Arianespace, produced by Avio, and jointly developed by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the European Space Agency (ESA).

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Vega flight VV16

Vega flight VV16, also called SSMS PoC Flight (for Small Spacecraft Mission Service Proof of Concept Flight), was the launch of the Vega rocket.

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See also

Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial

Satellites of Spain

Spacecraft launched in 1995

Spacecraft launched in 2020

Technical University of Madrid

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPM-Sat

Also known as LBSAT.