Galileo spacecraft autonomous attitude determination using a V-slit star scannerThe autonomous attitude determination system of Galileo spacecraft, consisting of a radiation hardened star scanner and a processing algorithm is presented. The algorithm applying to this system are the sequential star identification and attitude estimation. The star scanner model is reviewed in detail and the flight software parameters that must be updated frequently during flight, due to degradation of the scanner response and the star background change are identified.
Document ID
19920059864
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mobasser, Sohrab (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)