Abstract
The second qualification flight of Ariane 5 was launched from the
European Space Port in French Guiana on October 30, 1997. It
carried on board a small technology demonstration satellite dubbed
TeamSat into which five experiments, proposed by various
universities and research institutions, were integrated. Among
them, the Autonomous Vision System, AVS, a fully autonomous star
tracker and vision system. This paper gives a short overview of
the TeamSat satellite design, implementation and mission
objectives. The AVS is described in more details. The main science
objectives of the AVS were to verify, in space, multiple
autonomous processes intended for spacecraft applications such as
autonomous star identification, attitude determination and
identification and tracking of non-stellar objects, imaging and
real-time compression of image and science data for further ground
analysis. AVS successfully determined the attitude and attitude
dynamics of TeamSat.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Proceedings of the IAA 99 Small Sat Conference |
Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Event | IAA 99 Small Sat Conference - Berlin, D Duration: 1 Jan 1999 → … |
Conference
Conference | IAA 99 Small Sat Conference |
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City | Berlin, D |
Period | 01/01/1999 → … |