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IPS guidestar selection for stellar mode (ASTRO)This report describes how guide stars are selected for the Optical Sensor Package (OSP) for the Instrument Pointing System (IPS) when it is operating in the stellar mode on the ASTRO missions. It also describes how the objective loads are written and how the various roll angles are related; i.e., the celestial roll or position angle, the objective load roll angles, and the IPS gimbal angles. There is a brief description of how the IPS operates and its various modes of operation; i.e., IDOP, IDIN, and OSPCAL.
Document ID
19880017797
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Mullins, Larry
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Wooten, Lewis
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1988
Subject Category
Aircraft Communications And Navigation
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-100336
NAS 1.15:100336
Report Number: NASA-TM-100336
Report Number: NAS 1.15:100336
Accession Number
88N27181
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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