FIELD: physics; space.
SUBSTANCE: device relates to space technology. The device consists of a globe with a map on it, two rings bracing the globe, the centres of which coincide with the centre of the globe, an element in the form of spiral coil, corresponding to the average turns of orbits of the space vehicle moving in an almost circular orbit, starting from the ascending node of the turns of the orbit, given in the right Cartesian coordinate system OXYZ, the centre of which coincides with the centre of the globe and the OZ axis is directed on the axis of rotation of the globe, with coordinates calculated from the formulae: x = r(cos (Δλu / (2π) ) cos u - sin (Δλu / (2π)} sin u cos i), y = r(sin (Δλu / (2π)) cos u + cos (Δλu / (2π)) sin u cos i), z = r sin u sin i, where i is the inclination of the orbit; r is the radius of the second ring; Δλu is the angular inter-turn distance of the orbit on the equatorial scale of the map; u is a parameter assuming values from 0 to 2π. The first ring is fixed over the terminal points of the globe with provision for rotation of the ring around the axis of rotation of the globe. The second ring is installed in the plane of the equator of the globe and is fixed on the first ring at the point of intersection of the first ring with the plane of the equator of the globe. The element in the form of a spiral coil is fixed to the second ring at the point of intersection of the second and first rings, by its middle point, corresponding to the value of the parameter u, which equals π. The technical outcome is the determination and selection of observation objects.
EFFECT: possibility of determination and selection of observation objects from an orbiting space vehicle.
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