Sentence examples for mission designation from inspiring English sources

As is customary after Japanese launches, the spacecraft was given a new name, Hitomi, to replace the ASTRO-H mission designation.

There should only be one letter for the modified mission designation, but there are a few exceptions (e.g. EKA-3B).

The letter left of the basic mission designation indicates that a particular aircraft has been optionally modified for a mission different than its original design purpose.

Occasionally, the basic mission designation is left out if the type and the modified mission (see next step) are included (e.g. MQ-9A).

To design guidance algorithm for a particular mission target, the orbit designation method should be determined first, as the target orbit of closed-loop guidance during the upper stage flight is usually specified at the end of the final stage.

Other steps include the designation of new mission managers under Mr. Negroponte who will provide leadership on intelligence strategies aimed at high-profile targets, including Iran and North Korea.

While Swindal is mulling over the possibilities, WHCA patches a telephone call from Parkland Memorial Hospital into Special Air Missions (SAM) 26000 (the radio designation for Air Force One when it is not airborne).

The area of the Apennine mountains between Mons Hadley and Silver Spur (a mountain just southeast of Mons Hadley Delta), although lacking an official designation on maps and other official mission literature, was informally referred to as the "Swann Range" by Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin, after mission geology team leader Gordon Swann.

In the particular case of the SR-71, as just described above, the "S" designation is used as a MODIFIED mission indicator.

The letter immediately to the left of the dash (when a type designation is not present) indicates the basic mission purpose of that aircraft.

The aircraft took off without a normal mission brief or essential materials such as no-strike designations, which would have identified the location of the MSF centre.