AUTOMATIC RENDEZVOUS IN SPACE,

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Abstract:

A system of automatic rendezvous and docking of artificial earth satellites, similar to the system used for the Cosmos 186-188 and 212-213 pairs, is presented. The basic coordinate systems, the equations of motion, and the components and operation of the guidance system are described. System operation logic is discussed and a brief summary of the first experiment Cosmos 186-188 is given.

Author(s):
Legostaev, V. P. ; Raushenbakh, B. V.
Author Organization(s):
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
Supplementary Note:
Edited trans. of mono. Congress of the International Astronautical Federation (19th) New York, 1968. Report n.p., 1968 p1-24, by D. Koolbeck.
Annotation:
Automatic rendezvous in space--Translation.
Pagination:
0031

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
FTD-HT-23-1346-68
 Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
(*RENDEZVOUS SPACECRAFT, RENDEZVOUS TRAJECTORIES), (*SPACECRAFT DOCKING, AUTOMATIC), EQUATIONS OF MOTION, GUIDANCE, FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS, SYMPOSIA, USSR
Field(s)/Group(s):
Astronautics, Spacecraft Trajectories and Reentry
Keyword(s):
COSMOS 186 SATELLITE, TRANSLATIONS
Report Date:
1968 Dec 05