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#Orbiter MFD definitions | #Orbiter MFD definitions | ||
#General Orbiter definitions | #General Orbiter definitions | ||
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#General spaceflight definitions | #General spaceflight definitions | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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− | =A= | + | ==A== |
− | ;AgP:[[ | + | ;AF: |
− | ;AN:[[ascending node]] | + | ;AgP:[[argument of periapsis]] |
− | ;ApA:[[apoapsis]] | + | ;AN:[[ascending node]] |
− | ;ApD:[[apoapsis]] | + | ;ApA:[[apoapsis]] altitude |
− | ;ApR:[[apoapsis]] | + | ;ApD:[[apoapsis]] distance |
+ | ;ApR:[[apoapsis]] radius | ||
;ApT:time to [[apoapsis]] | ;ApT:time to [[apoapsis]] | ||
;Alt:[[altitude]] | ;Alt:[[altitude]] | ||
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;atmo:[[atmosphere]] | ;atmo:[[atmosphere]] | ||
;AR:'''a'''cceptance '''r'''eview | ;AR:'''a'''cceptance '''r'''eview | ||
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;AU:[[astronomical unit]] | ;AU:[[astronomical unit]] | ||
− | =B= | + | ==B== |
;BMW:'''B'''ate, '''M'''ueller, '''W'''hite - authors of ''Fundamentals of Astrodynamics'' (1971) | ;BMW:'''B'''ate, '''M'''ueller, '''W'''hite - authors of ''Fundamentals of Astrodynamics'' (1971) | ||
− | =C= | + | ==C== |
;CaLV:'''Ca'''rgo '''l'''aunch '''v'''ehicle, see [[Ares V]] | ;CaLV:'''Ca'''rgo '''l'''aunch '''v'''ehicle, see [[Ares V]] | ||
;CDI:[[course deviation indicator]] | ;CDI:[[course deviation indicator]] | ||
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;CFD:computational fluid dynamics | ;CFD:computational fluid dynamics | ||
;CLV:'''C'''rew '''l'''aunch '''v'''ehicle, see [[Ares I]] | ;CLV:'''C'''rew '''l'''aunch '''v'''ehicle, see [[Ares I]] | ||
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;COM:communication or communicator | ;COM:communication or communicator | ||
;CTD:[[crash to desktop]] | ;CTD:[[crash to desktop]] | ||
;CTRL:Control | ;CTRL:Control | ||
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;CVEL: | ;CVEL: | ||
#[[closing velocity]] | #[[closing velocity]] | ||
#'''C'''ommon '''V'''essel '''E'''xtensions '''L'''ight, see [[CVEL]] | #'''C'''ommon '''V'''essel '''E'''xtensions '''L'''ight, see [[CVEL]] | ||
− | =D= | + | ==D== |
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;DN:[[descending node]] | ;DN:[[descending node]] | ||
;DDT&E:'''d'''esign, '''d'''evelopment, '''t'''est and '''e'''valuation | ;DDT&E:'''d'''esign, '''d'''evelopment, '''t'''est and '''e'''valuation | ||
;DG:[[Delta-glider]] | ;DG:[[Delta-glider]] | ||
;DGIII:[[DeltagliderIII]], a famous enhanced version of the [[Delta-glider]]. | ;DGIII:[[DeltagliderIII]], a famous enhanced version of the [[Delta-glider]]. | ||
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;DG4:Orbiter's stock '''DG''' | ;DG4:Orbiter's stock '''DG''' | ||
;DG-S:[[Delta-glider]] equiped with two [[scramjet|scramjets]]. | ;DG-S:[[Delta-glider]] equiped with two [[scramjet|scramjets]]. | ||
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;DNP:dynamic [[pressure]] | ;DNP:dynamic [[pressure]] | ||
;DNS:atmospheric density | ;DNS:atmospheric density | ||
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;DST or Dst:distance (to target) | ;DST or Dst:distance (to target) | ||
;DTe:time to [[ejection]], as seen on the [[transfer MFD]] | ;DTe:time to [[ejection]], as seen on the [[transfer MFD]] | ||
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;Dv:delta [[velocity]], as seen on the [[transfer MFD]], see also [[Delta-V]] | ;Dv:delta [[velocity]], as seen on the [[transfer MFD]], see also [[Delta-V]] | ||
− | =E= | + | ==E== |
;Ecc:[[eccentricity]] | ;Ecc:[[eccentricity]] | ||
;ECL:plane of the [[ecliptic]] | ;ECL:plane of the [[ecliptic]] | ||
;ECSS:'''e'''uropean '''c'''ooperation for '''s'''pace '''s'''tandardization | ;ECSS:'''e'''uropean '''c'''ooperation for '''s'''pace '''s'''tandardization | ||
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;EELV:Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle | ;EELV:Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle | ||
;ESA:[[European Space Agency]] | ;ESA:[[European Space Agency]] | ||
− | ;ESAS:[[ | + | ;ESAS:[[Exploration Systems Architecture Study]] |
;ET:[[external tank]] | ;ET:[[external tank]] | ||
;EQU:plane of the [[equator]] | ;EQU:plane of the [[equator]] | ||
;EVA:'''E'''xtra '''v'''ehicular '''a'''ctivity, see [[EVA]] | ;EVA:'''E'''xtra '''v'''ehicular '''a'''ctivity, see [[EVA]] | ||
− | =F= | + | ==F== |
;FGB:Russian abbreviation for Functional Cargo Block. See [[FGB]] | ;FGB:Russian abbreviation for Functional Cargo Block. See [[FGB]] | ||
;FoV:field of view, as seen in the [[general information display]] | ;FoV:field of view, as seen in the [[general information display]] | ||
;FPS:[[frame rate]] (frames per second), as seen in the [[general information display]] | ;FPS:[[frame rate]] (frames per second), as seen in the [[general information display]] | ||
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− | =G= | + | ==G== |
;g:a unit of acceleration. 1g equals the gravity acceleration on earths surface, 9.81 m/s² | ;g:a unit of acceleration. 1g equals the gravity acceleration on earths surface, 9.81 m/s² | ||
;GL:Used often as vehicle name prefix for a [[Delta-glider]] | ;GL:Used often as vehicle name prefix for a [[Delta-glider]] | ||
− | ; | + | ;GMT:Greenwich Mean Time.See UT [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Time] |
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;GPS:'''G'''lobal '''P'''ositioning '''S'''ystem | ;GPS:'''G'''lobal '''P'''ositioning '''S'''ystem | ||
;GS:[[ground speed]] | ;GS:[[ground speed]] | ||
;GTO:[[GTO|'''g'''eostationary '''t'''ransfer '''o'''rbit]] | ;GTO:[[GTO|'''g'''eostationary '''t'''ransfer '''o'''rbit]] | ||
− | =H= | + | ==H== |
;H:Horizon | ;H:Horizon | ||
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;HLLV:'''h'''eavy '''l'''ift '''l'''aunch '''v'''ehicle | ;HLLV:'''h'''eavy '''l'''ift '''l'''aunch '''v'''ehicle | ||
;HUD:[[heads up display]] | ;HUD:[[heads up display]] | ||
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;HTO:[[hypothetical transfer orbit]], as seen on the [[transfer MFD]] | ;HTO:[[hypothetical transfer orbit]], as seen on the [[transfer MFD]] | ||
− | =I= | + | ==I== |
;IAS:indicated air speed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indicated_air_speed] | ;IAS:indicated air speed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indicated_air_speed] | ||
;IDS:[[instrument docking system]] | ;IDS:[[instrument docking system]] | ||
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#[[instrument landing system]] | #[[instrument landing system]] | ||
#'''I'''nternational '''l'''aunch '''s'''ervices, a US-russian joint venture marketing [[Atlas]] and [[Proton]] launches | #'''I'''nternational '''l'''aunch '''s'''ervices, a US-russian joint venture marketing [[Atlas]] and [[Proton]] launches | ||
− | ;Inc:Inclination | + | ;Inc:Inclination |
;ISP:[[specific impulse]] | ;ISP:[[specific impulse]] | ||
;ISS:[[International Space Station]] | ;ISS:[[International Space Station]] | ||
− | =J= | + | ==J== |
;JD:[[Julian date]] | ;JD:[[Julian date]] | ||
;JWST:'''J'''ames '''W'''ebb '''S'''pace '''T'''elescope | ;JWST:'''J'''ames '''W'''ebb '''S'''pace '''T'''elescope | ||
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− | =K= | + | ==K== |
;KISS:"Keep it simple, stupid!" Famous engineering dogma.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle] | ;KISS:"Keep it simple, stupid!" Famous engineering dogma.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle] | ||
;KSC:[[Kennedy Space Center]] | ;KSC:[[Kennedy Space Center]] | ||
− | + | ==L== | |
− | =L= | ||
;LAN:longitude of [[ascending node]] or local-area network | ;LAN:longitude of [[ascending node]] or local-area network | ||
;LCC: | ;LCC: | ||
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;LDEF:[[Long Duration Exposure Facility]] | ;LDEF:[[Long Duration Exposure Facility]] | ||
;LEO:[[Low earth orbit]] | ;LEO:[[Low earth orbit]] | ||
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;LOX:Liquid Oxygen | ;LOX:Liquid Oxygen | ||
;LPe:longitude of [[periapsis]] | ;LPe:longitude of [[periapsis]] | ||
− | =M= | + | ==M== |
;m:metre | ;m:metre | ||
− | ;M:Mega (SI prefix | + | ;M:Mega (SI prefix). Occasionally mass or [[mach]] number |
;MCC: | ;MCC: | ||
#'''m'''id '''c'''ourse '''c'''orrection | #'''m'''id '''c'''ourse '''c'''orrection | ||
#'''m'''ission '''c'''ontrol '''center''' | #'''m'''ission '''c'''ontrol '''center''' | ||
− | ;MCC-H:'''m'''ission '''c'''ontrol '''c'''enter ''' | + | ;MCC-H:'''m'''ission '''c'''ontrol '''c'''enter '''h'''ouston |
− | ;MCC-M:'''m'''ission '''c'''ontrol '''c'''enter ''' | + | ;MCC-M:'''m'''ission '''c'''ontrol '''c'''enter '''m'''oscow |
;MDR:'''m'''ission '''d'''efinition '''r'''eview | ;MDR:'''m'''ission '''d'''efinition '''r'''eview | ||
− | ;MECO:''' | + | ;MECO:'''M'''ain '''E'''ngine '''C'''ut'''o'''ff |
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;MFD:multifunction display, see [[MFD]] | ;MFD:multifunction display, see [[MFD]] | ||
− | ;MJD:[[modified | + | ;MJD:[[modified julian date]] |
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;MMU:'''m'''anned '''m'''aneuvering '''u'''nit, see [[MMU]] | ;MMU:'''m'''anned '''m'''aneuvering '''u'''nit, see [[MMU]] | ||
;MnA:[[mean anomaly]] | ;MnA:[[mean anomaly]] | ||
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;MSx:Mission Specialist x | ;MSx:Mission Specialist x | ||
;m/s:meters per second, the SI base unit of [[velocity]] | ;m/s:meters per second, the SI base unit of [[velocity]] | ||
− | + | ==N== | |
− | =N= | ||
;NAV: | ;NAV: | ||
#navigation | #navigation | ||
#[[navigation aid]] | #[[navigation aid]] | ||
− | + | ==O== | |
− | =O= | ||
;OAT:outside air temperature | ;OAT:outside air temperature | ||
;Ob:obliquity of ecliptic (tilt of axis of rotation against plane of ecliptic) | ;Ob:obliquity of ecliptic (tilt of axis of rotation against plane of ecliptic) | ||
;OBS:[[omni bearing selector]] | ;OBS:[[omni bearing selector]] | ||
;OBT:[[orbit]], as seen on the [[orbit MFD]] | ;OBT:[[orbit]], as seen on the [[orbit MFD]] | ||
− | + | ;OMS:'''o'''rbital '''m'''aneuvering '''s'''ystem, the 'main engines' of the [[space shuttle]] orbiter | |
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− | ;OMS:''' | ||
;OS:[[orbital speed]] | ;OS:[[orbital speed]] | ||
− | + | ==P== | |
− | =P= | ||
;P:position (sometimes radius) vector, as seen on the [[align orbital plane MFD]] | ;P:position (sometimes radius) vector, as seen on the [[align orbital plane MFD]] | ||
;p0:atmospheric pressure at sea level | ;p0:atmospheric pressure at sea level | ||
− | + | ;PAPI:'''P'''recision '''A'''pproach '''P'''ath '''I'''ndicators, lit runway centreline. | |
− | ;PAPI:'''P'''recision '''A'''pproach '''P'''ath '''I'''ndicators, lit runway | ||
;PB:[[Shuttle PB]] | ;PB:[[Shuttle PB]] | ||
;PDR:'''p'''reliminary '''d'''esign '''r'''eview | ;PDR:'''p'''reliminary '''d'''esign '''r'''eview | ||
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;PRR:'''p'''reliminary '''r'''equirements '''r'''eview | ;PRR:'''p'''reliminary '''r'''equirements '''r'''eview | ||
− | ;PeA:[[periapsis]] altitude | + | ;PeA:[[periapsis]] altitude |
− | ;PeD:[[periapsis]] distance | + | ;PeD:[[periapsis]] distance |
− | ;PeR:[[periapsis]] radius | + | ;PeR:[[periapsis]] radius |
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;PG:[[prograde]] | ;PG:[[prograde]] | ||
;PLT:Pilot | ;PLT:Pilot | ||
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;PRJ:[[projection]], as seen on the [[orbit MFD]] | ;PRJ:[[projection]], as seen on the [[orbit MFD]] | ||
;PSx:Payload Specialist x | ;PSx:Payload Specialist x | ||
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− | =Q= | ||
;QR: '''q'''ualification '''r'''eview | ;QR: '''q'''ualification '''r'''eview | ||
− | + | ==R== | |
− | =R= | ||
;R: | ;R: | ||
#mean radius | #mean radius | ||
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#angular unit ''radians'' | #angular unit ''radians'' | ||
;RAnm:[[true anomaly]] of reference axis, as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]] | ;RAnm:[[true anomaly]] of reference axis, as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]] | ||
+ | ;Rate:rate of change, as seen on the [[align orbital plane MFD]] | ||
;RCS:[[reaction control system]], spacebourne orientation rocket system. | ;RCS:[[reaction control system]], spacebourne orientation rocket system. | ||
;R&D:'''r'''esearch and '''d'''evelopment | ;R&D:'''r'''esearch and '''d'''evelopment | ||
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;RKA:Russian Space Agency | ;RKA:Russian Space Agency | ||
;RMS:'''R'''emote '''M'''anipulator '''S'''ystem | ;RMS:'''R'''emote '''M'''anipulator '''S'''ystem | ||
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− | =S= | ||
;SAR: | ;SAR: | ||
#'''S'''earch '''a'''nd '''r'''escue. | #'''S'''earch '''a'''nd '''r'''escue. | ||
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;SHP:[[ship]], as seen on the [[orbit MFD]] | ;SHP:[[ship]], as seen on the [[orbit MFD]] | ||
;Sh-ToR:ship [[time-on-reference]], as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]] | ;Sh-ToR:ship [[time-on-reference]], as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]] | ||
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;SLF:shuttle landing facility, see [[Cape Canaveral]] | ;SLF:shuttle landing facility, see [[Cape Canaveral]] | ||
;SMa:[[semi-major axis]] | ;SMa:[[semi-major axis]] | ||
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;STS:'''s'''pace '''t'''ransportation '''s'''ystem, AKA space shuttle, see [[space transportation system]] | ;STS:'''s'''pace '''t'''ransportation '''s'''ystem, AKA space shuttle, see [[space transportation system]] | ||
− | =T= | + | ==T== |
;Tgt:target, esp. in [[docking]] mode | ;Tgt:target, esp. in [[docking]] mode | ||
;Tg-ToR:target [[time-on-reference]], as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]] | ;Tg-ToR:target [[time-on-reference]], as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]] | ||
;T:orbit period, measured in seconds | ;T:orbit period, measured in seconds | ||
;TAS:true air speed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_air_speed] | ;TAS:true air speed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_air_speed] | ||
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;TKS:russian spacecraft for the Almaz program, see [[TKS]] | ;TKS:russian spacecraft for the Almaz program, see [[TKS]] | ||
;TLA:Three letter acronym for a '''t'''hree '''l'''etter '''a'''cronym. | ;TLA:Three letter acronym for a '''t'''hree '''l'''etter '''a'''cronym. | ||
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;TVEL:tangential [[velocity]] | ;TVEL:tangential [[velocity]] | ||
− | =U= | + | ==U== |
− | + | ;UNKS:known unknowns | |
− | ;UNKS: | + | ;UNK-UNKS:unknown unknowns |
− | ;UNK-UNKS:unknown | ||
;UT:'''u'''niversal '''t'''ime, GMT. Not to be confused with [[UTC]] (Universial Time Co-ordinated). The latter is based on atomic clocks not astronomy, hence the occasional ''leap-second'' to correct UTC to GMT. | ;UT:'''u'''niversal '''t'''ime, GMT. Not to be confused with [[UTC]] (Universial Time Co-ordinated). The latter is based on atomic clocks not astronomy, hence the occasional ''leap-second'' to correct UTC to GMT. | ||
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− | =V= | ||
;VASI:'''V'''isual '''A'''pproach '''S'''lope '''I'''ndicator, the glideslope lighting system ajacent to runways to guide pilots onto the correct angle of glideslope (normally 3 degrees). | ;VASI:'''V'''isual '''A'''pproach '''S'''lope '''I'''ndicator, the glideslope lighting system ajacent to runways to guide pilots onto the correct angle of glideslope (normally 3 degrees). | ||
;VC: | ;VC: | ||
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;VOR:[[very high frequency omnidirectional radio]] | ;VOR:[[very high frequency omnidirectional radio]] | ||
;VS:vertical speed | ;VS:vertical speed | ||
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;VTOL:'''V'''ertical '''T'''ake '''O'''ff and '''L'''anding | ;VTOL:'''V'''ertical '''T'''ake '''O'''ff and '''L'''anding | ||
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− | =W= | ||
;WBS:'''w'''ork '''b'''reakdown '''s'''tructure | ;WBS:'''w'''ork '''b'''reakdown '''s'''tructure | ||
;WPD:'''w'''ork '''p'''ackage '''d'''escription | ;WPD:'''w'''ork '''p'''ackage '''d'''escription | ||
;Wrp:time acceleration factor, seen in the [[general information display]] | ;Wrp:time acceleration factor, seen in the [[general information display]] | ||
− | =X= | + | ==X== |
;XPDR:[[transponder]] | ;XPDR:[[transponder]] | ||
− | =Y= | + | ==Y== |
;YSC:Yokohama Science Center | ;YSC:Yokohama Science Center | ||
− | =Z= | + | ==Z== |
;ZM:zoom, as seen on the [[map MFD]] | ;ZM:zoom, as seen on the [[map MFD]] | ||
{{compactTOC}} | {{compactTOC}} | ||
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