ANDE
Ande may refer to: *Andes * Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment *ANDE (Paraguay), national electric company of Paraguay *Michael Ande (born 1944), German actor *Ande Township (安德镇) in Pidu District, Chengdu, China See also * Andé Andé () is a commune in the Eure department and Normandy region of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in t ...

Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment
The Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment (ANDE) is an experiment using two spherical satellites to measure the effects of atmospheric drag on spacecraft. ANDE is part of the Space Test Program of the United States Department of Defense, and was deployed in September 2006 from the Space Shuttle ''Discovery''. Satellites The two spacecraft used for the ANDE mission are the Mock ANDE Active (MAA) sphere (Navy-OSCAR 61) and the Fence Calibration (FCAL) sphere (OSCAR 62). These microsatellites, developed by the Naval Research Laboratory, will measure drag through the use of precision orbit determination. Ground-based lasers will be used to track the orbits of the sphere to with a couple centimeters of accuracy. Perturbations caused by density gradients and winds will be backed out from these measurements. The two ANDE satellites are nearly perfect spheres; this was done to make the drag on the satellites independent of their orientation, and because the drag coefficient, optical cro ...
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ANDE (Paraguay)
(ANDE) is the operator of Paraguay's national electricity grid. They are responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of energy in Paraguay and have monopoly on these services. ANDE is an autonomous and decentralized public administration Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, administration of government establishment (public governance), management of non-profit establ ... institution, of unlimited duration, with legal status and its own assets. It will be subject to common civil and commercial provisions, in everything that does not contravene the rules contained in Law No. 966 and its subsequent expansion. History It was formed on 29 March 1949, as an autonomous state entity with its own legal status See also * SITRANDE References External links Official website Electric power distribution network operators Companies of Paraguay ...
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Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S latitude), and has an average height of about . The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus—some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Cali, Arequipa, Medellín, Bucaramanga, Sucre, Mérida, El Alto and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes. The Andes Mountains are the highest m ...
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Michael Ande
Michael Ande (born 5 October 1944, Bad Wiessee) is a German actor, best-known for his role as Gerd Heymann in the West German crime-drama television series ''The Old Fox'' which he played between 1977 and 2016. He was a well-known German film child star during the 1950s. A German reader reports, "Michael played in mostly melodramas--those films with nice people, love and mountains, etc (sentimental film in an idealized setting). Some would consider these rather schmaltz tear-jerkers. Two words come to mind in German. The first is "Heimatfilm". Heimat is home, where I came from This kind of film stands for: very sentimental, lots of love (and some ache but with Happy End), idealistic setting, Lederhosen, Mountains, Conservative ideals, etc. The second is "Heile-Welt-Film" meaning "intact-world-film" They were, however very popular films in Germany." He played a variety of roles in these films, including choir boys. One of these films was Der schönste Tag meines Lebens (1957) in ...
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Pidu District
Pidu District formerly known as Pi County or Pixian is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, Southwest China. It was approved from the former Pi County by the State Council on November 24, 2016. An urbanizing district organized as part of Chengdu, the capital of the province of Sichuan, China. It presently covers an area of , with a total population of 756,047 during the 2010 census. It was formerly known as the source of the best tobacco in Sichuan and is now well known for its ''doubanjiang'', a type of spicy fermented bean sauce. Geography Pitong, the seat of Pidu, is located from downtown Chengdu. It covers an area of . History During the Warring States period, the area of the present Pidu belonged to the state of Shu. In 314BC, it was conquered by Qin, which organized Pi County two years later in 312BC. In the 19th century, the area was famed for the quality of its tobacco, reckoned the best in Sichuan. It ...
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