European Pointed Experiments On The First Spacelab Payload

Peter Dubock

doi:10.1117/12.959843

3 April 1981 European Pointed Experiments On The First Spacelab Payload

Peter Dubock

Proceedings Volume 0265, Shuttle Pointing of Electro-Optical Experiments; (1981) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959843
Event: 1981 Los Angeles Technical Symposium, 1980, Los Angeles, United States

Abstract

The paper presents a brief introduction to the pointing problems associated with the European part of the First Spacelab Payload. Of ten experiments which require capabilities beyond mere shuttle positioning at least two, the Grille spectrometer and the microwave remote sensing experiment require extensive on-board pointing calculations. These and several other European experiments make use of a twin head horizon sensor. The paper considers the scientific requirements for accurate pointing and discusses how these objectives can be achieved. Typical error budgets are considered, and the requirements for on-board pointing computations including crew interaction are developed. The impact of uncertainties in Shuttle and Spacelab performances is explained.

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Peter Dubock "European Pointed Experiments On The First Spacelab Payload", Proc. SPIE 0265, Shuttle Pointing of Electro-Optical Experiments, (3 April 1981); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959843

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