FIELD: space engineering.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the control of group flight of spacecraft (SC) using sensitive elements. According to the method, spacecraft receiving and transmitting radio-technical devices, laser emitters and receivers of optical signals are installed on the spacecraft. Position-sensitive receiver (PSR) signals are placed on the major spacecraft as a set of flat detectors located on the surface of a sphere. Orient the laser emitters of the minor spacecraft to the PSR of the major SC. Optical signals are received by the PSR and simultaneously reflected from flat PSR detectors and received on the minor SC. According to the parameters of these signals, regulate, by means of radio commands from the major SC to the minor SC, the relative motion and position of the SC in the structure.
EFFECT: technical result consists in providing autonomous control of the spacecraft group without the involvement of satellite navigation systems and ground-based control complexes.
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