DOI 10.17586/0021-3454-2015-58-8-625-638
UDC 527.62:523.2+623.466.33
AUTONOMOUS ASTRONOMICAL SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATION AND TRACKING
Mozhaysky Military Space Academy, Military Institute Department; St. Petersburg;
V. I. Kuznetsov
A. F. Mozhaysky Military Space Academy, Department 34 of the Military Institute;
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Abstract. An autonomous astronomical system for artificial satellite navigation and orientation is presented. The system makes use of “satellite–star” angle measurements with optical-electronic instruments. A reciprocal angles method and a tracking method are developed to solve the navigation problem. In both the methods, the line-of-sight direction is calculated from obtained estimates of the satellite orientation. Along with generation of high-precision navigation data on the satellite under observation, the tracking method reveals the facts of the satellite orbit change (maneuver) even under weak pulse (1—3 m/s). Results of simulation testing of the developed methods are presented.
Keywords: autonomous navigation, methods of navigation, stellar measurements, star recognition, optical-electronic device, orbit change
