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4 -69 GODDARD .PACE FLIGHT CENTER
Greenbelt, Maryland Phone (301) 982.4955-56.57 After Hours 474-9000
NATIONAL AERONAUTIC. AND .PACE ADMINI.TRATION
OAO SPACECRAFT
Beginning with the observations of the early Babylonian
Egyptian, Chinese, and Greek observers of the heavens, scientific
astronomy has developed in a logical, step-by-step process. The
first real plateau was a comprehensive skymapping of all celestial
objects visible to the naked eye. With the use of radio astronomy
in thiS century, scientific minds have established a second plateau
-a radio-emission map of the heavens. Now another field of
astronomical exploration is possible with the launchings of the OAO's. As in previous ex-
plorations which employed new techniques and equipment, the GAG will first undertake a
skymapping operation.
'l'here exist several narrow windows through which man can view the universe around
him. The earliest, naked-eye observers were limited to a rather restricted view lying
entIrely wItmn tne VlslDle spectrum. 'l'ne Iirst optical telescope served to enhance and
Sharpen this view but did not widen the window. Not satisfied with this limited outlook,
science next developed photographic plates and other photo-detection systems which broadened
me wmaow, gIving tne observer a view 01 tne spectrum whicn extended further into the ultra-
Violet at one ena ana turther into the intrarea at the other. Raaio astronomy opened an
entIrely new ana separate winaow turther along the spectrum,
in our own time we have seen the optical window widened in the ultraviolet direction0 0
from about 3900 Angstroms (A) wavelength down to about 3000 A by photographic and
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photoelectric effects. As an example, the two photographs of Crab Nebula show the
enhancement of our view of the heavens by shifting the spectral window. Widening this
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window below -3000 A. is expected to further enhance the view. The lower spectral
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limit at 3000 A has been set, not by our technology, but by a natural limit imposed by
the earth's atmosphere. Energy radiated to us from the heavens at wavelengths below
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3000 A is masked by the absorption effects of the atmosphere.
From theoretical considerations and rocket-borne observations of a few stars
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we know that many stars must emit in the 1000 to 3000 A range. This emission is a
natural function of bodies operating at temperatures between 4000 and 8000 Kelvin.
Only by establishing an ultraviolet observatory far outside the earth's atmosphere will
we be able to observe such emissions for extended periods This is the function of the
OAO.
The OAO-A2 contains two experiments (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's
Celescope and the Wisconsin University package), each looking out opposite ends of the
OAO's central tube, and mated at the midsection of the spacecraft. This obs~rvatory
-30°C) with a permissible deviation in temperature of:!: 27°F fors to operate at -22°F
its one-year life. The observatory can look at any point in the sky, except the 450 cone
about the earth-sun line when 300 to the sun. If the telescope is thermally tied to the
spacecraft central tube via radiation interchange and insulated from the space environ-
ment, it will operate within 20 to 5°F of the spacecraft structure temperatures.
Wisconsin Experiment Package
The University of Wisconsin Experiment Package (WEP) will be carried aboard
OAO-A2 along with Smithsonian's Celescope. The primary function is to gather spec-
tral energy distribution information on selected stars and nebulae in the ultra-violet
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range (1000 to 4000 A). As a secondary function, WEP will measure time-varying
spectral intensity data on particular stars. This function requires repetitive measure-
menta.
WEP consists of two major packages, the Prime Instrument Package and the
Control Electronics Package. The former is subdivided into seven observing instru-
ments:
Four 8-inch diameter stellar photometers, each of which covers a spectral
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band of approximately 1000 A with partial overlap; each is equipped with a
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programmable filter device to further subdivide the coverage into 250 A
bandwidths.
Two scanning spectrometers augment the stellar photometers; one covers
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the range from 1000 to 2000 A, the other from 2000 to 4000 A; the spectrome-
ters may be cycled in 100 steps, thereby yielding a spectral band intensity
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only 10 or 20 A wide.
The last instrument is a 16-inch diameter nebular photometer capable of
measuring spectral intensity of star clouds as observed through five pro-
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grammable filters covering approximately 600 A each; total coverage ranging
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from 1500 to 3800 A. Each of the seven instruments is equipped with both
analog and digital output circuits. Gain, exposure time and filter position are
controllable from the ground station.
The WEP and the Smithsonian skymapping experiment are each located in one-
half of the center cylindrical portion of the spacecraft,
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Smithsonian Experiment
The SAG, Project Celescope, a term derived from celestial telescope, is designed
to measure the brightness of 50,000 main-sequence stars in the ultraviolet spectrum
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from 1200 A to 2900 A. The Celescope consists of four independent, 12-inch diameter
Schwarzschild telescopes, each employing an imaging Uvicon (UV) system to scan a
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particular bandwidth: 1200 A to 1600 A, 1300 A to 1600 A, 1600 A to 2900 A and
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2300 A to 2900 A. The Uvicon is a special TV vidicon designed to operate in the ultra-
violet region. The four UV readings will be used to determine the shape of the spectral-
energy distribution curves for different types of stars. In addition to studying the single
stars, the brighter gaseous and planetary nebulae and interstellar absorption will be
investigated. Planned on a much lower priority is a UV study of both the illuminated
and dark portions of the earth's atmosp~ere.
Typical Experiment Operation
The OAO will point the experimental package toward preselected areas of the sky
as directed by ground station command. Reorientation and fine pointing commands will
be carried out while the OAO is out of contact with, but approaching, the specific ground
station. The Celescope will operate only in real time.
A typical pass commences with execution of a stored series of commands which
slews the OAO into proper orientation and turns on all calibrator lamps five minutes
or more before beginning a ground-station pass. Calibration exposures are made during
the first three minutes of the pass and stored on the Uvicon targets as electrical charge
patterns until the full facilities of the OAO are available to Celescope. First, the
Uvicons are scanned in the digital-direct mode and the first picture, including calibra-
tion information, is transmitted to the ground through the wide-band transmitter; the
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one or more standard C elescope data sequences are commanded, depending on the
length of the pass over the groWld station. Each of these sequences includes a 60-
second exposure and digital-direction scan for each camera. The four exposures are
commenced and terminated nearly simultaneously. The remainder of the pass is used
to send real-time commands to the GAG to control the Celescope sequence of operations
During the remaining minutes of the pass the command memory may be loaded
for operations to be performed during the rest of the orbit including slewing 1.8 degrees
to the next position, and the status may be read out through the wide-band transmitter.
In order to maximize the value of C elescope in the event of premature termina-
tion, the region of the sky containing the constellation Orion, with its large number of
steady-state high stars in the UV, will be surveyed early in the life of the OAO This
area will serve as a prime calibration source for the experiment during later orbits
since it will remain constant while the onboard calibration lamps may deteriorate.
Instrumentation
Optical
The Smithsonian experiment optics consist of four electronically-recording
telescopic cameras serving as broadband photometers. Each uses Schwarzschild
telescope optics with a UV detector television tube at the focal plane. The cameras,
each having a Uvicon tube with high-voltage power supply and video preamplifier, are
mounted in the experiment package which is inserted into the central tube of the
spacecraft.
Structural
The Celescope structural system is fabricated of materials with different coeffi-
cients of expansion, selected to compensate for a wide variation in temperature
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conditions (+ 300 o -50°C) while maintaining correct focus of the optics. Most of the
integrating structure is being provided by Grumman as the experiment container is
essentially part of the GAG. The experiment container is so constructed that the indi-
vidual optical elements and telescope modules can be aligned in the laboratory.
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FUTURE OAO EXPERIMENTS
Goddard Experiment Package (GEP)
Through rocket flights, astronomers have been able to examine the spectra of a0
limited number of stars in the region below 3000 A, and then only with low resolution
The GEP is expected to examine about 14,000 stars a year, at first0
(50 A) instruments.
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producing resolution of 2 A, which will later be upgraded to resolutions between 0.04
and 0.05 A. GEP will be carried on GAG-B, the third flight vehicle.
Princeton University Experiment Package (PEP)
The primary objective of the Princeton Experiment Package is to provide quan-
titative observations of ultraviolet absorption lines. A secondary objective is the study
of the ultraviolet spectra of stars at high dispersion. The telescope has a clear aper-
ture of approximately 32 inches, a speed of f/3 and an effective focal length of 630 inches
The high resolution requirements of both the GEP and PEP experiments necessi-
tate a corresponding high degree of pointing accuracy of the OAO. Since the control
system star trackers of the GAG have a limiting accuracy of one minute of arc, an ex"':
periment fine guidance error signal is provided to the spacecraft. This signal is fed to
the GAG control system which maintains the GAG in a given attitude to an accuracy of
up to 0.1 seconds of arc
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ORBITING ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY (OAO)
FACT SHEET
Spacecraft Manager
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
Prime Contractor
Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
Bethpage, Long Island, New York
GAG Experiments
University of Wisconsin Experiment Package
Consists of four 8-inch stellar photometers, two scanning spectrometers to
augment the stellar photometers and a 16-inch diameter nebular photometer
capable of measuring spectral intensity of star clouds. The package is de-
signed to provide data on energy distribution of selected stars and star
clusters in the invisible light field
Contractor Cook 'l'echnological Center
Morton Grove, Illinois
~mithsonian Astronomical Observatory
Consists of a Celescope, an observation aevice composea of four inaepenaent
~chwarzchi1a telescopes each emplOying a speCial 'l'V tube aesignea to oper-
ate in the ultraviolet region. 'l'hiS paCKage Will measure the brightness ot
50,000 main-sequence stars in the inVisible Ultraviolet portion of the light
fielO an<1 stuoy the Oark portions 01 the t;arth's atmosphere.
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OAO Experiments: Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory (Continued)
Contractor -Electro-Mechanical Research. Inc.
Sarasota. Florida
Tracking and Data-Acquisition Stat!ons (Operated under the supervision of OAO Control
Center, Goddard Space Flight Center)
~~cking Stations Satellite Tracking and Data Acquisition Network
Data Acquisition Stations (a) Rosman, N. C.
(b) Quito, Ecuador
(0) Santiago, Chile
(d) Orroral, Australia
(e) Tananarive, Malagasy Republic
Launch V ehicle M~ager
Lewis Research Center
Cleveland. Ohio
Launch Operations at ULO!KSC!ETR
Launch Site Complex 36B, Cape Kennedy Space Center, Cape Kennedy, Florida
Launch Rocket Two stage Atlas/Centaur
Orbit 480 statute mile circular orbit inclined 350 to the Equator
Azimuth 60 degree true
Orbital Period 100 minutes nominal
Window 3:00 to 5:00 a.m. EST -mid November (tentative)
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SYSTEMS NOMINAL CHARACTERISTICS
CONFIGURATION AND STRUCTURE:
Weight Total 4400 pounds.
1,000 pounds of the total weight is devoted
to experiments.
Main Body Octagonal cylinder,
7 feet wide across the flats
10 feet in length.
8 solar paddlespendages
.Upper inbd paddle is 5-1/4 ft. long by
4-1/2 ft. wide.
.Lower outbd paddle is 5-1/2 ft. long by
4-1/2 ft. wide.
.Each outboard paddle is 5 ft. long by
2-1/3 ft. wide.
Total solar cell area is approximately
220 square ft.
2 Sunshades on ends of spacecraft,
rated
by a sun sensor to protect
experiment optics from direct rays of
the sun.
Two balance weight booms
-Automatically extended following orbital
injection.
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SYSTEMS NOMINAL CHARACTERISTICS
POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM:
Solar Array Non P-10 .o./cm Solar cells. 107,900 cells
per array. Peak power capability -1800 watts. Charges batteries and supplies
power during light period.
Batteries 3-20 AH batteries to supply all power during
dark and be recharged by solar arrays during
light period.
Power Control Unit Performs logic and control functions of the
battery charge system.
Power Regulating Unit Regulates power from Solar array to battery
and vehicle.
Regulator/Converterand Inverter
Converts and regulates power from battery
to :I:: 8v, +18v and :l::10v DC and to 1, 2, and
3 phase AC power.
Spacecraft Power Utilization 422 watts nominal.
Nominal System Voltage 28v DC
COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA
TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS:
Wideband Telemetry Type -PCM/NRZ/FM. (1 Kilobit, 50 Kilo-
bits) PCM/Split Phase/FM (Tape
Recorder input) 66 Kilobit
Two 7 watt 400.550 MHz RF transmitters
(redundant) .
Two data handling units. Spacecraft and Ex-
periment Tape Recorder (Spacecraft Data)
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NO MINAL CHARAC TERISTIC SYSTE MS
(Continued)OMMUNICATIONS AND DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
PCM/PSKypearrowband Telemetry
Two 1.6 watt 136.260 MHz RF transmitters
(redundant)
Radio Command Four command receivers (dual redundant
pairs with combiner in each redundant pair)
Two 160 mw 136.400 MHz RF transmitters
(redundant) .
Tracking (CW
Antennas:
VHF 2 Slot antennas in upper Solar Paddles.
Radiation pattern is omnidirectional.
Polarization is linear on direction per-
pendicular to the direction of slot.
2 Pitchfork Antennas
omnidirectional.
Radiation pattern isHF
DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM
Primary Processor andData Storage (PPDS)
Quadruple component redundancy at the logic
circuit level in parallel arrangement, or
triple modular redundancy at the functional
level.
Total weight is 244 pounds and 4.62 cubic ft
volume.
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SYSTEMS NOMINAL CHARAC;'fRRTR'fT~R
DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM (Continued)
Primary Processor andData Storage (PPDS) (Continued)
Functions to verify received signals, provide
experiment data storage, accurately positionthe gimballed star trackers, control space-
craft attitude changes (slews), issue com-
mands in Real Time and Delayed Modes to
the experiment and to other spacecraft equip-
ments, and store commands for Delayed
Mode.
System Clock Provides timing signals for all spacecraftequipment and elapsed time reference for
stored command execution.
Receive and Verify Unit Provides on-board verification and error
detections of commands received from the
ground station.
Command Decoder and Distributor Accepts, decodes, and distributes verified
commands as determined by the operation
and selection codes contained in the first
command word.
Command Storage Unit Employs four random access memory
arrays, each array having 30 planes of a
16 x 16 core arrangement to obtain dual
redundant storage of 256 commands.
Data Storage Unit Employs two 25 plane arrays, each plane
having a 64 x 64 core arrangement. Pro-
vides sequential address storage for 4,096
25-bit words in a redundant mode or 8,192
25-bit words in a nonredundant mode.
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SYSTEMS NOMINAL CH AR A~'1'RRT~'1'T~~
DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM (Continued)
Programmer and Star TrackerSignal Controller (PSSC)
Control System Programmer Sequencer provides signals to the stabiliza-
tion and control equipment.
High-Level Jet Controller provides control
signals to the pitch, yaw, and roll high-level
jets.
Star Tracker Signal Controller Mode Selector generates control signal for
each Star Tracker selecting either the
Command or Track Mode.
Error Inhibit logic generates a signal that
either inhibits or enables the use of Star
Tracker error qy the Stabilization and
Control System.
Star Presence -Counter provides counts of
two, three, and four in the Roll Search Mode
for determining star pattern and star acqui-
sition.
Orbit Counter provides counts of four, three
or two as an indication for determining the
number of stars required for star patterns
and star acquisition.
Restabilization Reset Generator provides a
reset signal to the Orbit Counter due to loss
of all star presence signals after star pat-
tern acquisition has occurred.
Star Pattern and Star Acquisition Detector
samples the count of both the Orbit Counter
and the Star Presence-Counter.
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SYSTEMS NOMINAL CHARACTERISTICS
DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM (Continued)
Spacecraft Data Handling
Equipment (SDHE)
Organizes, encodes, and transmits space-
craft data received from all OAO systems
to ground stations via the narrowband trans-
mitter or to data storage in the PPDS, or
the tape recorder.
SDHE receives digital data, hi-level data,
analog data, and NRZ signals.
Analog signals are encoded and transmitted
as an eight-bit binary coded output.
Analog Multiplexer 12 groups of 22 channels, each group having
an output isolation AND-gate, and 12 groups
of 2 channels, each group having an output
isolation AND-gate.
Analog-to-Digital Converts an input of zero to + 5 volts, or 0
to + 200 mv analog to an eight-bit digital
signal.
Digital Multiplexer 16 AND-gates feed one OR-gate for each of
the 24-bits in the system.
Outputs from the OR-gate are fed to the
Word Generator where the information is
stored until readout time occurs.
Gimbal Storage Register Converts gimbal serial input information
(commands) to broadside readout to the Word
Generator via the Digital Multiplexer.
Holds gimbal error and Star Tracker status
information.
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NOMINAL CHARACTERISTICSYSTEMS
DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM (Continued)
Spacecraft Data Handling
Equipment (SDHE) (Continued)
Word Generator Contains a 25-bit shirt register, 25 output
buffer amplifiers, parity counter, code flip
flop and drivers.
Control unit for the entire SDHE system.Programmer
Contains a storage register and counters
synchronized by the PPDS 50 kc clock.
Power Pack Comprised of a DC-to-DC converter and
various filter networks.
Converter isolates and converts 28 volts VL:
primary power to the various DC voltages
required for operation of the SDHE system.
Experimenters Data Handling
Equipment (EDHE)
Assembles and formats analog and digital
data from the experiments for transmission
to the ground in the Real Time Mode or to
data storage in the STORE Mode.
Operation is determined by the lJata Hanoling
Command Word and discrete commands
from the experiments.
Consists of analog gates, digital gates,
analog-to-digital encoders, programmers
shift registers, and a clock.
Analog Multiplexer Three groups 01 ten ChannelS, eaCh navrng
an output isolation AND-gate.
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SYSTEMS NOMINAL CHARACTERISTICS
(Continued)ATA PROCESSING SYSTEM
Experimenters Data Handling
Equipment (EDHE) (Continued)
Analog-to-Digital Converter Converts an input of zero to + 5 volts analog
to an eight-bit digital signal.
Digital Multiplexer 12 AND-gates feed one OR-gate for each of
the 25-bits in the system.
Word Generator Contains a 25-bit shift register, 25 output
buffer amplifiers, parity counter, code flip-flop, and two serial-code output AND-gates
and drivers.
Pro grammer Contains storage elements to store all
Primary Processor commands, except the
eight STORE-DIGITAL-WORDS, until the
proper time to execute a given command.
Proper command execution time is deter-mined by the 50 kc oscillator, binary
counters, and timing matrices.
Composed of a DC -to-DC converter and
various filter networks.
Power Pack
Converter isolates and converts 28 volts DC
primary power to the various DC voltages
required for operation of the EDHE system.
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DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM (Continued)
Signal Conditioning Unit (SCU) Most circuits are primarily resistive
voltage dividers.
Power is supplied to the SCU at a 10 volt
level and the maximum total consumption
is 6.0 watts.
Physical size is 3.75 cubic inches and
12-1/2 pounds.
SCU prepares transducer signals indicating
the status of the OAO and delivers these to
the SDHE for transmission to the ground or
to storage.
Control Command Junction Box
(CCJB)
Controls ON and OFF switching to space-
craft equipment by relays which are ener-
gized by either a control command pulse
that has been amplified by a pulse stretcher
or by a signal from specific units within the
OAO.
Tape Recorder (l'R) (GFE) To record spacecraft (SDHE) data on a con-
tinuous basis and transmit to ground via
Wide Band Transmitter.
Provides surge current limiting during SAO
turn-on.
SAC Buffer Box
Buffers all timing signals which the BAO
experiment shares with other spacecraft
components. (32 bit gates, 4 clocks, 1 com-
mandable)
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SYSTEMS NOMINAL CHARACTERISTICS
DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM (Continued)
Command Control Switching (CCSU)
(GFE)
Expands the spacecraft control command
capability for controlling ON and OFF
switching of spacecraft equipment and
heaters. (An extension of the CCJB)
Government Furnished EquipmentInterface (GFEI) (GFE)
Provides signal conditioning and control
circuits for the tape recorder.
A free running clock is provided to give a
non-resetable spacecraft time.
A synchronous hi-level subcommutator is
provided such that 120 hi-level channels are
arranged into five output groups.
A command verification counter is provided
to count the number of spacecraft ground
commands received and verified.
STABILIZATION AND ATTITUDECONTROL SYSTEMS
Sensors
SunSensors Eight coarse sensors (four on pitch axis
and four on yaw axis).
Disable eye
Rate Gyros Three gyros, one for each axis, the voltage
output of each being proportional to the
angular rate about its sensing axis.
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NO MINAL C HARAC TERI~'r lC ~YSTEM~
(Continued)TABILIZATION AND ATTrrUDE CONTROL SYSTEM
(Continued)ensors
Star Trackers Six Gimballed Star Trackers, each mounted
on a two-degree-of-freedom gimbal system.
One Boresigilted Star Tracker aligned with
the experiment optical axis.
Three (one per axis) which sense earth's
magnetic field.
Mag1letometers
Actuators
Primary Gas Jets Six high-pressure jets used during initial
stabilization and restabilizations.
Six low-pressure jets which reduce inertia
wheel speed.
~econ<1ary ias Jets Six high-pressure jets for backup during
initial stabilization and restabilizations and
for use with RAPS.
lnertia WneelS:
Three wheelS (one lor eacn aXIS) usea to
slew the spacecraft upon command.
Coarse w tleelS
Three wheels (one for each aXis) used to
control spacecraft attitude.Fine WheelS
By magnetically torquing the spacecran, it
removes long term disturbances.
Magnetic 'l'orquer tlars
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STABILIZATION AND ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM (Continued)
Digital Logic Unit (DLU) Process signals from PPDS for distribution
to six Gimballed Star Trackers.
Controls Star Trackers gimbal motion
Decodes error information from Star
Trackers (D/ A conversion) for distribution
to STSP.
Star Tracker Signal Processor
(STSP)
Averages, weighs, and amplifies Star
Tracker error signals for distribution to
fine wheels.
Sensor Signal Processor (SSP) Sums, averages, weighs, and amplifies error
signals from all Sun Sensors and Rate Gyros
for distribution to system actuators (Fine
Inertia Wheels, Low Thrust Jets, and High
Thrust Jets).
Fine Wheel and Jet Controller(FW&JC)
Controls all Fine Inertia Wheels, Low
Thrust Jets, and High Thrust Jets using
error signals supplied by the STSP and SSP.
Coarse Wheel Controller (CWC) Controls Coarse Inertia Wheels used for
spacecraft reorientation.
High Torque Controller (HTC) Controls torque mode (high and low) of Fine
Inertia Wheels.
Magnetic Unloading System(MUS)
Processes magnetic and wheel speed data
to correct for disturbance torques.
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SYSTEMS NOMINAL CHARACTERISTICS
STABILIZATION AND ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM (C ontinued)
Rate and Position Sensor (RAPS)
Sun Sensors Eight sensors (four on yaw axis, two on
pitch axis, one null and one anti-eye).
Gyro Unit Three gyros, one for each axis, the voltage
output of each being proportional to the
angular rate/position about its sensing
axis.
Gyro Electronics Process signals from gyro unit for distribu-
tion to the RAPS Controller. RAPS Signal
Processor (roll only) and FW&JC .
RAPS Controller Controls six secondary gas jets for sun
bathing (power stand-by attitude) or attitude
hold.
RAPS Signal Processor Process signals to roll FW&JC.
Pneumatics N 2 at 3250 psi stored in 8 tanks; about
64 lb N2 total, primary and secondarysystem.
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