SIMULATION OF SPACECRAFT FLIGHT IN SPACE ON GROUND Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC B64G7/00 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to space exploration, particularly, to simulation of spacecraft flights. Hardware is prepared to simulate spacecraft orbital motion by preset algorithm and/or at receipt of control instructions in real-time mode. Coelosphere motion is simulated in the field of vision of every star sensor by parameters of spacecraft current orientation with allowance for dynamics of its motion, ambient medium, position of the Sun and the Moon in inertial system of coordinates. Occurrence of off-optimum situations in operation of onboard orientation and navigation hardware is simulated. Response of onboard orientation and navigation hardware control system under off-optimum situation is controlled. Solar radiation is simulated for star-tracking and generation of lateral interference in IR and visual bands. GLONASS and/or GPS satellite signals are simulated with allowance for spacecraft orbital motion to simulate spacecraft orbital motion in three axes of spinning.

EFFECT: improved multifunctionality.

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