Acquisition, tracking, and pointing technology development for bifocal relay mirror spacecraft

Jae Jun Kim; Tim Sands; Brij N. Agrawal

doi:10.1117/12.720694

7 May 2007 Acquisition, tracking, and pointing technology development for bifocal relay mirror spacecraft

Jae Jun Kim, Tim Sands, Brij N. Agrawal

Proceedings Volume 6569, Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Laser Systems Technologies XXI; 656907 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.720694
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2007, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to develop acquisition, tracking, and pointing technologies for the Bifocal Relay Mirror Spacecraft and verify these technologies with the experimental test-bed. Because of the stringent accuracy requirement of the laser beam and the agile maneuverability requirement, significant research is needed to develop acquisition, tracking, and pointing technologies for the Bifocal Relay Mirror Spacecraft. In this paper, development of the Bifocal Relay Mirror Spacecraft experimental test-bed is presented in detail. The current operational results are also presented including precision attitude control of the spacecraft for fine tracking and pointing.

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Jae Jun Kim, Tim Sands, and Brij N. Agrawal "Acquisition, tracking, and pointing technology development for bifocal relay mirror spacecraft", Proc. SPIE 6569, Acquisition, Tracking, Pointing, and Laser Systems Technologies XXI, 656907 (7 May 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.720694

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