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ATV Module de Veicolo di Automated Transfer

ravitaillement européen trasferimento Vehicle
automatico
IAA Académie Accademia International Academy
Internationale Internazionale di of Astronautics
d’Astronautique Astronautica
IAU Union astronomique Unione astronomica International
internat Internazionale Astronomical Union
ASI Agence Spatiale Agenzia Spaziale Italian Space Agency
Italienne Italiana
CNES Centre National Agenzia Spaziale French Space Agency
d'Etudes Spatiales Francese
DLR Agence Spatiale Agenzia Spaziale German Space Agency
Allemande Tedesca
ELDO Centre Européen pour Organizzazione European Launcher
la Construction de Europea per lo Development
Lanceurs d'Engins Sviluppo di Vettori Organization
Spatiaux
EGNOS Service Européen de Sistema geostazionario European Geostationary
Navigation par europeo di navigazione Navigation Overlay
Recouvrement di sovrapposizione Service
Géostationnaire
ENVISAT Satellite européen pour Satellite ambientale Environmental Satellite
l'environnement
ESA Agence Spatiale Agenzia Spaziale European Space
Européenne Europea Agency
ESOC Centre européen Centro Europeo per le European Space
d'opérations spatiales Operazioni Spaziali Operations Centre
ESRIN Institut européen de Istituto Europeo di European Space
Recherches spatiales Ricerche Spaziali Research Institute
ESRO Conseil Européen de Organizzazione European Space
Recherche Spatiale Europea per la Ricerca Research Organisation
nello Spazio
ESTEC Centre européen de Centro Europeo di European Space
technologie spatiale Ricerche e Tecnologie Research and
Spaziali Technology Centre
EUMETSAT Organisation Organizzazione europea European Organisation
européenne pour l per l'esercizio dei for the Exploitation of
´exploitation de satelliti meteorologici Meteorological
satellites Satellites
météorologiques
GIOVE Elément de validation sistema di verifica e Galileo In-Orbit
en orbite de Galileo convalida in orbita di Validation Element
Galileo
GOCE Missione spaziale Gravity field and Ocean
Mission spatiale d’esplorazione della Circulation Explorer
d’exploration de la gravità terrestre
gravité terrestre
GMES Mobilisation Iniziativa europea nel Global Monitoring for
 européenne en faveur settore della sicurezza e Environment and
de l’environnement et dell’ambiente Security
de la sécurité
GPS Système de Sistema di Global Positioning
Localisation par localizzazione System
satellites satellitare
ISS Station Spatiale Stazione Spaziale International Space
Internationale Internazionale Station
MSG Météosat seconde Meteosat seconda Meteosat second
génération generazione generation
NASA Agence Spatiale Agenzia Spaziale National Aeronautics
Americaine Americana and Space
Administration
ORFEO Système dual Osservazione Ottica e Optical and Radar
d'observation de la Radar Congiunta della Federated Earth
Terre par satellite Terra Observation
PRS Service public Servizio pubblico Public Regulated
réglementé regolamentato Service
SMOS Humidité des sols et Umidità atmosferica e Soil Moisture and
salinité des océans salinità degli oceani Ocean Salinity
 GLOSSARY

ATV
Unmanned re-supply spacecraft developed by ESA and designed to service the
International Space Station.

Columbus laboratory
This unit will be ESA's largest single contribution to the International Space Station.
The 4.5 meter diameter cylinder will add extensive research and science facilities to ISS
capabilities.

Geostationary satellite (satellite géostationnaire / satellite geostazionario)

A satellite in orbit over the equator whose orbital period matches the rotational period
of the Earth and, therefore, appears to remain stationary over a fixed position on Earth.

Ground segment (segment sol / segmento di terra)

The system set up on Earth to manage and control a space mission, and to receive and
process the data produced by a spacecraft’s instruments, and if necessary to send out and
archive any generated products.

Launchers (lanceur / lanciatore)

Rocket-based systems that deliver payloads (satellites, manned vehicles, etc.) into
space. Heavy, medium and small indicate the relative weight of payload that a particular
launcher can carry into space.

Satellite
In aerospace and space exploration, a satellite is a man-made object launched into
space to orbit the Earth, moon, sun or other celestial body. Some examples are weather
satellites and communications satellites.

Satellite altimetry (altimétrie satellitaire / altimetria satellitale)

It measures the time taken by a radar pulse to travel from the satellite antenna to the
surface and back to the satellite receiver. Combined with precise satellite location data,
altimetry measurements yield sea-surface heights.
 LINKS

EU
 GALILEO
 SPACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 INFORMATION SOCIETY - Satellite Communications
 RESEARCH - Environment - GEOSS
 INNOVA
 European Parliament - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
 Committee of the Regions - Launching of the network of European Regions
using space technologies (NEREUS)
 ERA STAR Regions
 European Defence Agency (EDA)

European and International Organisations

 ESA
 EUMETSAT
 OECD - Global Forum on Space Economics
 European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC)
 NATO
 United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

NGOs and institutes

 ESF - European Science Foundation - European Space Sciences Committee
(ESSC)
 ESO - European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern
Hemisphere
 European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)
 Eurisy
 International Astronautical Federation
 ISSI- International Space Science Institute
 The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
 Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute
 Earth Observation Solutions

National space agencies - Europe

 UK: British National Space Center
 Bulgaria: Bulgarian Aerospace Agency (BASA)
 CZECH Republic: Czech Space Office
 Denmark: Danish National Space Center
 France : Centre National Etude Espace (CNES)
 Germany : German Aerospace Center
 Greece: Greek Institute for Space Applications and Remote Sensing (ISARS)
 Hungary: Hungarian space Office
 Ireland: Ireland Space
 Italy: Italian Space Agency
 The Netherlands: Netherlands Agency for Aerospace Programmes
  Norway: Norwegian Space Center
 Poland: Polish Space Research Center
 Portugal: Portuguese Spatial Company
 Romania: Romanian Space Agency
 Spain: Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology
 Sweden: Swedish Space Corporation
 Switzerland: Swiss Space Office

National space agencies - worldwide

 Argentina: Argentina National Commission for Space Activities (CONAE)
 Brazil: Brazilian National Institute for Space Research
 Canada: Canadian Space Agency
 China: China National Space Administration (CNSA)
 India: Indian Space Research Organisation
 Indonesia: Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space
 Iran: Iranian Space Agency (ISA)
 Israel: Israel Space Agency
 Japan: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
 Korea: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
 Morocco: Moroccan Royal Centre for Remote Sensing (CRTS)
 Pakistan: Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
 Russia: Russia Space Agency (RKA)
 Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia Space Research Institute
 USA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
 Ukraine: National Space Agency of Ukraine
 Nigeria: National Space Research and Development Agency of Nigeria

Related companies
 European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS)
 Thales Alenia Space
 OHB-System
 Surrey Satellite technology Limited (SSTL)
 Arianespace
 Finmeccanica
 Safran
 Eutelsat
 SES

Related industry associations

 Eurospace
 AeroSpace and Defence (ASD)
 European Satellite Operators Associations (ESOA)
 Eurimage
 European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC)

Space education
 European Centre for Space Law
 ISU - International Space University
 Space Studies Board
 European Earth Observation Web Portal for Secondary Schools
Space media
 Space Daily
 Space News
 Aviation Week
 Air&Cosmos
 BBC Space
 CNN Space