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    Re: Cel nav in space
    From: Frank Reed CT
    Date: 2005 Jan 4, 14:51 EST
    "It would then start searching the sky looking for a
    star of a specified color and intensity.  When it found a star with the
    right color and intensity, it would place that star in the center of the
    visible star field and then rotate around until it found a second star
    of specified color and intensity.  With two, it would then look for a
    third.  This would enable the onboard systems to determine its orbital
    position and orientation.  From there, the IUS would look at the end
    state of the mission profile (the desired high altitude orbit, inner
    planetary mission, etc) as well as other parameters and "decide" the
    length of each rocket engine burn as well as turning points, and places
    where it should seek stars to confirm it's position."
     
    Notice that this process doea not yield a positional fix in the sense of ordinary celestial navigation. Instead, it's checking the spacecraft's orientation. Knowing which way you're pointing is much harder in space than in other applications.
     
    -FER
    42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W.
    www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
       
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