Sentence examples for functional satellites from inspiring English sources
(See "Magic dust," May 3rd).These so-called chipsats were the tiniest fully functional satellites to reach orbit, even though they failed to achieve independent flight.
ISRO developed its debris environmental models and software to predict the close approach of any of the debris to the functional satellites.
With 21 functional satellites now in orbit, Glonass covers the entire territory of Russia and about 80% of the Earth.
Our study identifies key parameters for engineering large-size, highly functional skeletal muscle tissues with improved ability for retention of functional satellite cells.
We have yet to hear whether the payload of this rocket/missile has proven to be a functional satellite.
At least some satellite cells are muscle stem cells, able to regenerate muscle fibres and reconstitute the satellite cell niche with functional satellite cells [5].
We characterized the myogenic differentiation of this cell population in a nude mouse model of skeletal muscle regeneration, and demonstrated that they contributed to myofibers and to long-term persisting functional satellite cells.
They contribute to myofibres and to long-term persisting functional satellite cells; furthermore, they restore sarcolemmal dystrophin when they are injected into the muscles of the immunosuppressed myodystrophic mdx mouse.
High levels of 'self-pairing' between clusters of CENP-A monomers or CENP-A monomers provides evidence for homogenized functional satellite domains, suggesting that these reads are not only similar in sequence but are also spatially close to one another in the genome, with only limited spatial proximity between the CENP-A and CENP-A domains.
Active debris removal using a space tug with a tether is one of the promising techniques to decrease the population of large non-functional satellites and orbital stages in near Earth orbits.
This is roughly mirrored by the US decision to down one of its own non-functional satellites shortly after the Chinese ASAT test during Operation Burnt Frost.
