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A system of autonomous navigation and orientation for satellites based on virtual measurements of zenith distances of stars

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An onboard astronomical system is suggested, based on the developed method using virtual measurements of zenith distances of stars. Two algorithms of the method are described, their theory is given, and statistical results of the system’s simulation are presented.

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  1. Mozhaisky Military Space Academy, Zhdanovskaya 13, St. Petersburg, 197082, Russia

    V. I. Kuznetsov & T. V. Danilova

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  1. V. I. Kuznetsov
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Original Russian Text © V.I. Kuznetsov, T.V. Danilova, 2011, published in Kosmicheskie Issledovaniya, 2011, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 555–562.

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Kuznetsov, V.I., Danilova, T.V. A system of autonomous navigation and orientation for satellites based on virtual measurements of zenith distances of stars. Cosmic Res 49, 538–545 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S001095251105008X

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