CONTROL SYSTEM OF PORTABLE OBSERVATION EQUIPMENT ARRANGED ON SPACECRAFT Russian patent published in 2020 - IPC B64G1/66 F41G3/00 

FIELD: astronautics.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to spacecraft (SC) on-board equipment. Control system comprises a unit for determining atmospheric density at altitude of the SC orbit, a unit for determining the position of the center of mass and orientation of the SC, a unit for determining boundaries of the region of location of the observation object relative to the SC orbit and a unit for generating commands for performing measurements by observation equipment (OE). On the SC illuminator there is an OE guidance device with stationary and movable mirrors (MM) and detachable attachment assemblies and a detachable OE unit mounted on the window. There are also units: detection of a window for observation, determination of OE guidance points, determination of current position MM, control of MM position relative to guidance points, OE and stationary mirror, generation of MM position control commands.

EFFECT: technical result consists in provision of guaranteed recording of data from an object of observation of various removable OE.

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