Design and development of six gimballed star trackers for Skylab's Apollo Telescope Mount, which performed successfully on all three manned Skylab missions and accumulated a total usage time of approximately 3,500 hours, is described in terms of configurations, materials and construction, qualification testing, performance, and reliability characteristics. A brief program history and design changes incorporated during the life of the program are also discussed. Extensive drawings, block diagrams, and photographs are provided.


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    Title :

    Apollo Telescope Mount (Atm) Gimballed Star Tracker


    Contributors:
    J. D. Lana (author)

    Publication date :

    1974


    Size :

    177 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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