An algorithm of determination for spacecraft orientation with the use of a star sensor

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Spacecrafts and Payloads
1Nabivach, VE, 2Opanasenko, VM, 1Semeniv, OV, 1Yatsenko, VO
1Space Research Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the State Space Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
2V. M. Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Kosm. nauka tehnol. 2011, 17 ;(1):84-89
https://doi.org/10.15407/knit2011.01.084
Publication Language: Russian
Abstract: 
An algorithm for the spacecraft orientation determination using a star sensor is described. The equation system which is used in the spacecraft orientation algorithm is proposed. We describe an algorithm for star recognition which is based on the application of the navigation catalogue and on the most informative characteristics. Some prospects for the PLD-based algorithm realization are discussed.
Keywords: informative characteristics, navigation catalogue, star sensor
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