English

Noun

minisatellite ‎(plural minisatellites)

1. (genetics) A short series of bases that reoccurs many times in a genome
2. (space science) A small satellite
   • Meanwhile, other members of ESA’s Proba minisatellite family – each smaller than a cubic metre – will be looking downwards, attempting to capture views of the Moon’s shadow as it crosses Earth.^[1]
3. (space science) an artificial satellite massing between 100 and 500 kilograms

Synonyms

• minisat

Hypernyms

• satellite

Related terms

• minisatellite family

Coordinate terms

(artificial satellite 100-500 kg):

• microsatellite
• nanosatellite

References

1. ↑ “ESA MINISATELLITES TO FOLLOW EUROPE’S SOLAR ECLIPSE”, in (Please provide the title of the work) (HTML, in English), ESA, 2015-03-13, archived from the original on 2015-03-13, retrieved 2015-03-16

Italian

Noun

minisatellite m ‎(plural minisatelliti)

1. (genetics) minisatellite