Satellite Attitude Determination Using a CCD (Charge-Coupled-Device) Star Camera.

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Abstract:

The star tracker experiment will demonstrate accurate, near real time, autonomous satellite attitude determination using a state-of-the-art charge-coupled-device star camera. The experiment will fly on a NASA spacecraft, designed to carry and support experimental payloads, and launched for a 40-hour mission from the space shuttle, and then retrieved for return to earth. The new camera and attitude software represent a significant step toward spacecraft autonomy. The experiment design and algorithm are discussed, along with a brief description of the data analysis plans. Features needed to improve the system to support a mapping application are also discussed.

Author(s):
Gray, Connie
Author Organization(s):
ARMY ENGINEER TOPOGRAPHIC LABS FORT BELVOIR VA
Descriptive Note:
Research rept.,
Pagination:
0011

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
ETL-R-133
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_4.5.4_Requirements Definition; JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_2.2.2_Imagery Collection; JCA_2.2_Collection
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
*SATELLITE ATTITUDE, *STAR TRACKERS, *ASTRONOMICAL CAMERAS, ALGORITHMS, ATTITUDE(INCLINATION), AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION, CAMERAS, CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DETERMINATION, MAPPING, PAYLOAD, REAL TIME, SPACE SHUTTLES, SPACECRAFT, STARS, STATE OF THE ART
Field(s)/Group(s):
Space Navigation and Guidance
Report Date:
1987 Oct 08