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bordzeit

English translation: satellite time/onboard time

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German term or phrase:bordzeit
English translation:satellite time/onboard time
Entered by: daniel gwire

00:14 Feb 3, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space
German term or phrase: bordzeit
for a test about satellite data. there's not much context because the term crops up in a table but here goes: 'Messwert M, Bordzeit zum Messwert (s).'
daniel gwire
Ghana
Local time: 23:47
satellite time/onboard time
Explanation:
I guess 'Bordzeit' here refers to the local time on-board the satellite. Satellites as far as I know generally use Greenwich Mean Time (Universal Time, Zulu Time) to keep track of their onboard time, so you might want to use that.
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Lars Helbig
Germany
Local time: 01:47
Grading comment
sounds just about right!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5satellite time/onboard time
Lars Helbig
3 +1log time
Textklick
5 -2boarding time
Brandis (X)


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -2
boarding time


Explanation:
boardingtime. Babylon Online.dict

Brandis (X)
Local time: 01:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Ulrike Lieder (X): That term would, at least IMHO, apply to a cruise ship or an aircraft rather than to satellite data.
1 hr
disagree  Gareth McMillan: Tickets, please!
14 hrs
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
satellite time/onboard time


Explanation:
I guess 'Bordzeit' here refers to the local time on-board the satellite. Satellites as far as I know generally use Greenwich Mean Time (Universal Time, Zulu Time) to keep track of their onboard time, so you might want to use that.

Lars Helbig
Germany
Local time: 01:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
sounds just about right!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ulrike Lieder (X): That's how I'd interpret it, too.
42 mins
agree  swisstell: time on board, yes
2 hrs
agree  T_Herrmann (X): right term, shaky explanation ;-)
2 hrs
  -> how could I have put it better?
agree  vishoy: onboard time
3 hrs
agree  Steffen Walter
7 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
log time


Explanation:
Log time of test. And shorter (for a table)


Textklick
Local time: 00:47
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gareth McMillan
5 hrs
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