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Subject | is a kind of | has altitude | has definition |
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military spacecraft | artificial satellite | ||
Vela satellite | military spacecraft | 120000 km | A sequence of satellites launched to monitor possible violations of the nuclear test ban treaties. The system consists of four satellites in a circular orbit around the Earth with a radius of 120000 km. The Vela satellites have detected cosmic gamma-ray bursts (q.v.). |
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