Subject | English | Maltese |
environ. | artificial satellite Any man-made object placed in a near-periodic orbit in which it moves mainly under the gravitational influence of one celestial body, such as the earth, sun, another planet, or a planet's moon | satellita artifiċjali |
IT | European Galileo satellite navigation programme | programmi Ewropej ta' navigazzjoni bis-satellita |
earth.sc., astronaut., R&D. | European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites | Organizzazzjoni Ewropea għall-Esplojtazzjoni ta' Satelliti Meteoroloġiċi |
commun. | European Satellite Communications Procurement Cell | Ċellula Ewropea għall-Akkwist ta' Servizzi ta' Komunikazzjoni bis-Satellita |
commun., transp. | European Satellite Navigation System | Sistema Ewropea ta' Navigazzjoni bis-Satellita |
econ. | European Union Satellite Centre | Iċ-Ċentru Ewropew tas-Satelliti |
gen. | European Union Satellite Centre | Ċentru Satellitari tal-Unjoni Ewropea |
commun. | International Mobile Satellite Organisation | Organizzazzjoni Internazzjonali ta' Telekomunikazzjoni Mobbli bis-Satellita |
commun. | International Telecommunications Satellite Organisation | Organizzazzjoni Internazzjonali għal Telekomunikazzjoni bis-Satellita |
commun. | mobile satellite system | sistemi mobbli permezz tas-satellita |
transp. | Navigation Satellite Timing and Ranging Global Positioning System | sistema ta' lokalizzazzjoni bis-satellita |
environ. | observation satellite Man-made device that orbits the earth, receiving, processing and transmitting signals and generating images such as weather pictures | satellita ta' osservazzjoni |
environ. | satellite account A separate financial record or statement that discloses financial activity in a particular area and supplements existing financial records | kont kumplimentari |
commun. | satellite exchange | swiċċ imbiegħed |
environ. | satellite image A pictorial representation of data projected onto a two-dimensional grid of individual picture elements (pixels) and acquired from a human-made vessel placed in orbit round a planet, moon or star | immaġni mis-satellita |
commun. | satellite terminal | stazzjon terrestri |
commun., transp. | second generation satellite navigation and positioning system | sistema globali ta' navigazzjoni bis-satellita tat-tieni ġenerazzjoni |