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A
ablation
abort
aboveMeanSeaLevel
absolute
absoluteMagnitude
absorbedDose
absorptance
absorption
acceleratedLifeTesting
acceleration
accelerationFactor
accelerometer
acceptableWeld
acceptance
acceptanceTest
accessTime
accident
accumulator
accuracy
acquisitionTime
activeArea
activePixelSensor
activeRedundancy
activeReflectionCoefficient
activeThermalControlSystem
actuator
adapter
adhesion
adhesiveTape
aerobraking
aerocapture
aerodynamicHeating
aeroshell
aerospace
affiliation
aidedTracking
airDensity
albedo
algorithm
aliasing
allanVariance
allowableLoad
alternatingCurrent
altimeter
altitude
amateurRadioSatellite
ambientNoiseLevel
amplitude
amplitudeSpectralDensity
analogSignal
analogToDigitalConverter
anemometer
angle
angleOfAttack
angleOfIncidence
angleRandomWalk
angularAcceleration
angularDistance
angularFrequency
angularMomentum
angularRateSensor
angularVelocity
angularWavenumber
anode
anomaly
antenna
antennaAperture
antennaArray
antennaBoresight
antennaEfficiency
antennaEquivalentRadius
antennaFactor
antennaFarm
antennaGainToNoiseTemperature
antennaNoiseTemperature
antennaRotator
antennaTuner
antiAliasingFilter
antiReflectiveCoating
aperture
apoapsis
apogee
apolune
apparentMagnitude
apparentWeight
approximation
archiveFileFormat
arcResistance
area
arealDensity
arealVelocity
argument
argumentOfLatitude
argumentOfPeriapsis
arrayGain
artificialSatellite
artificialSpaceObject
ASIC
aspectAngle
assembly
astronautics
astronomicalObservatory
asynchronousCommunication
atmosphericEntry
atomicBattery
attenuation
attenuationCoefficient
attenuationDistortion
attenuator
attitudeControl
audio
audiovisual
autocollimator
automaticGainControl
automaticIdentificationSystem
availability
average
avionics
axial
axialRatio
axialStress
axialTilt
axis
azimuthAngle
B
backscatter
baffle
balancedLine
ballisticCapture
ballisticCaptureOrbit
ballisticCoefficient
balloonSatellite
balun
bandPassFilter
bandRejection
bandwidthDelayProduct
barycenter
basebandFrequency
baselineRestoration
baseMaterial
battery
batteryCapacity
batteryCharger
batteryLife
batteryPack
baudRate
bConstant
beacon
beamDiameter
beamDivergence
beamExpander
beamSplitter
beginningOfLife
bellowsJoint
bendRadius
betaAngle
biasStability
biboStability
biEllipticTransfer
binaryCode
bit
bitDepth
bitErrorRate
bitErrorRatio
bitRate
bitstream
blackout
blockUpconverter
bodyLoss
boltzmannConstant
bondLineThickness
boom
booster
brakeSpecificFuelConsumption
brakingTorque
breakdownVoltage
bridgeOffset
briefing
broadband
broadcasting
bstar
bugTrackingSystem
burnoutMass
burstingStrength
burstPressure
burstTransmission
C
cableHarness
cableJacket
cableShielding
cableSize
cache
calibration
callSign
camera
capacitance
capacitor
capacityLoss
capillaryPressure
capillaryPumpedLoop
captureOrbit
cardinalDirection
carrierFrequency
carrierToNoiseDensityRatio
carrierToNoiseRatio
carrierWave
cartesianCoordinate
catadioptricSystem
catadioptricTelescope
catalyst
cathode
cavityMagnetron
celestialMechanics
centerForce
centerFrequency
centerOfGravity
centerOfPressure
centerWavelength
centralProcessingUnit
centrifugalForce
centripetalAcceleration
centripetalForce
channel
channelCapacity
characterEncoding
characteristicEnergy
characteristicImpedance
chargeAcceptance
chargeCarrier
chargeCoupledDevice
chargeCurrent
chargeCycle
chargedParticle
chargePower
chargeVoltage
checksum
chipCarrier
chipScaleAtomicClock
choke
circle
circularOrbit
circularPolarization
circumference
citation
cleanRoom
client
clockRate
CMOS
coarseGain
coating
coaxialCable
code
codec
codeRepository
coefficientOfLinearThermalExpansion
coellipticOrbit
coherence
coherenceBandwidth
coherenceLength
coherenceTime
coherent
coil
collimatedBeam
collimator
collisionAvoidance
color
command
commandAndDataHandling
commandLinkControlWord
commercialOffTheShelf
commonModeRejectionRatio
commonModeSignal
commonModeVoltage
communicationProtocol
communicationsSatellite
communicationsSubsystem
compassBearing
compiler
component
compressibility
compression
compressionPoint
compressiveStrength
computer
computerBus
computerCase
computerDataStorage
computerFile
computerHardware
computerInterface
computerMemory
computerNetwork
conductor
conference
configurationManagement
connector
conservedQuantity
constant
contentFormat
continuousIntegration
continuousWave
contractor
contrastToNoiseRatio
contributor
controller
controllerAreaNetwork
controlMomentGyroscope
conversionGain
coolant
coolingCapacity
coordinates
copyrightHolder
copyrightYear
coriolisForce
cornerReflector
cost
countdown
counterpoise
countRate
country
course
coverageArea
crackingPressure
cRate
creator
criticalDesignReview
criticalFrequency
crossPolarization
crossSectionalArea
crosstalk
cryocooler
cubeSat
cureTime
current
currentDensity
cutoffFrequency
CVCM
cylinderStress
D
damageTolerance
dampedWave
dampingRatio
data
dataAcquisition
database
dataBuffer
dataCollection
dataCompression
dataConversion
dataLink
dataLogger
dataModel
dataReduction
dataSet
datasheet
dataSignalingRate
dataStream
dataStructure
dataTransferRate
dataTransmission
dataType
dataValidation
dateCreated
dateModified
datePublished
dcBias
dcdcConverter
deacceleration
deadLayer
debriefing
decayDate
decayHeat
decayingOrbit
decimation
declination
decoder
decompression
deflection
deformation
degreeOfFreedom
deltaV
deltaVBudget
demodulation
demodulator
density
deOrbiting
depletionRegion
deployable
deployableAntenna
deployableSolarPanel
deployedFrom
deployer
deployment
deploymentDate
depth
depthOfDischarge
derivative
descendingNode
description
designReview
device
deviceDriver
deviceUnderTest
diameter
dielectric
dielectricStrength
diffraction
digitalContainerFormat
digitalData
digitalDownConverter
digitalElevationModel
digitalImage
digitalInterface
digitalSignal
digitalSignalProcessing
digitalSignalProcessor
digitalToAnalogConverter
digitalVideo
directConversionReceiver
directCurrent
directionalAntenna
directionalStability
directivity
directory
directSensing
dischargeCurrent
dischargePower
dispersion
displacement
displayDevice
dissipationFactor
distance
distortion
diversityGain
diversityScheme
dockingPort
document
downConverter
downlink
download
downloadURL
downstream
drag
dragCoefficient
drift
drivenElement
dropoutVoltage
dropTest
dryMass
ductility
duration
dustDetector
dutyCycle
dwellTime
dynamic
dynamicalFriction
dynamicalTime
dynamicChargeAcceptance
dynamicRange
dynamicUnbalance
E
earthObservation
earthObservationSatellite
earthSensor
eccentricAnomaly
ECEF
ecliptic
eclipticOrbit
edgeConnector
EEE
effectiveIsotropicRadiatedPower
effectiveIsotropicSensitivity
effectiveNumberOfBits
effectiveRadiatedPower
eigenvectorSlew
elasticModulus
electricalCable
electricalConductance
electricalConductor
electricalEfficiency
electricalFuse
electricalInsulation
electricalLength
electricalPowerSystem
electricalResistance
electricalResistivity
electricalSwitch
electricalWiring
electricCharge
electricChargeDensity
electricity
electricMotor
electricPotential
electricPowerConversion
electricPowerConverter
electrochemicalCell
electrode
electrodynamicTether
electrolyte
electromagneticCompatibility
electromagneticInterference
electromagneticWaveguide
electronicAmplifier
electronicCircuit
electronicLead
electronicOscillator
electronicSensitivity
electrostaticDischarge
elevationAngle
ellipse
ellipticalPolarization
ellipticOrbit
elongation
embeddedMemory
embeddedSoftware
embeddedSystem
emissionSpectrum
emissivity
encoderResolution
encryption
endAzimuth
endOfLife
endTime
endToEndDelay
energy
energyDensity
energyRange
energyResolution
energyStorage
energyTransfer
engineeringTolerance
enthalpyOfFusion
envelope
ephemeris
epoch
equator
equatorialCrossingTime
equatorialOrbit
equinox
equipment
error
errorCorrectionCode
errorMetric
errorVectorMagnitude
escapeOrbit
escapeVelocity
ESPA
essentialBandwidth
ethernet
evaporator
expansionCard
exponentialDecay
exposure
exterior
extremeResponseSpectrum
F
fading
failover
failure
fairing
fanIn
fanOut
farField
fastener
fatigueDamageSpectrum
fault
faultProtection
FDIR
feederLink
feedHorn
feedline
fieldEffectTransistor
fieldOfView
fileFormat
filenameExtension
filePermissions
fileSize
filter
fineErrorSensor
fineGain
fineGuidanceSensor
firmware
firstNullBeamwidth
firstSurfaceMirror
fixedSolarPanel
flashMemory
flexuralStrength
flickerNoise
flightDynamics
flightEnvelope
flightHeritage
flightReadinessReview
flipFlop
flowCoefficient
flowRate
fluorescence
flux
fluxDensity
flybyAnomaly
flywheel
flywheelEnergyStorage
focalCloud
focalLength
focalRatio
foil
force
formFactor
forwardErrorCorrection
fourierTransformSpectrometer
FPGA
fractionalBandwidth
frame
frameRate
framingBits
frequency
frequencyBand
frequencyConverter
frequencyMixer
frequencyResolution
frequencyResponse
frequencySynthesizer
fresnelZone
friction
front
frontToBackRatio
frontVelocity
frozenOrbit
fuelCell
fuelCellMembrane
fullScale
fullWidthAtHalfMaximum
functionalTesting
fundamentalDirection
fundamentalFrequency
fundamentalPlane
funder
G
gain
gainFlatness
gainStability
gapFiller
gear
gearRatio
geocentric
geocentricOrbit
geodeticReferenceSystem
geographicInformationSystem
geographicLocation
geometryFactor
geopotential
georeferencing
geostationaryOrbit
geostationarySatellite
geostationaryTransferOrbit
geosynchronousOrbit
geosynchronousSatellite
gForce
gigabitEthernet
gimbal
globalPositioningSystem
GPIO
gpsReceiver
grating
graveyardOrbit
gravitationalAcceleration
gravitationalConstant
gravitationalEnergy
gravitationalField
gravitationalPotential
gravity
gravityAssist
gravityDrag
gravityOfEarth
gravityTurn
groundPlane
groundSegment
groundStation
groundTrack
groupDelay
groupVelocity
groupVelocityDispersion
guidanceNavigationAndControl
gyroscope