单词 | smallsat |
释义 | > as lemmassmallsat smallsat n. Astronautics an exceptionally small, lightweight space satellite; cf. microsatellite n. 2. ΚΠ 1988 Aviation Week & Space Technol. 19 Sept. 34/3 Air Force Secretary Edward C. Aldridge, Jr., softened his opposition to a Defense Research Projects Agency program to build small, inexpensive satellites last week, saying he would support a Smallsat technology program. 2000 A. Ellery Introd. Space Robotics v. 116 Smallsats are most suited to specialised activities such as mobile communications. 2008 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 9 Mar. a6 So far, the U.S. military has set aside at least $300 million for smallsat research, but in the future the market could run into the billions. < as lemmas |
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