The Space Telescope (ST), carrying five astronomy instruments, is a long-life spacecraft designed to achieve and maintain ultrafine stabilization jitter performance. The rms jitter specification for pointing performance is 7 marcsec (1sigma) during periods of scientific observation. Spacecraft attitude control is achieved by onboard computer processing of attitude and rate sensor data to generate reaction-wheel torque commands. The ST Antenna Pointing System is used to position a high-gain antenna for relaying science and engineering data from the spacecraft to the ground station.
Space Telescope Antenna Pointing System analysis and test
1986-01-01
Miscellaneous
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Space telescope pointing control system
NTRS | 1982
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AIAA | 1980
Space telescope pointing control system
AIAA | 1982
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