GRACE SCA
The Star Camera Assembly (SCA) (also called Star Camera System or SCS) will be manufactured (as for CHAMP) by the Danish University of Technology (DUT) and is used for the precise orientation of the satellite within the AOCS and for the correct interpretation of the ACC measurements. The SCA consists of 2 simultaneously operated DTU star cameras with a field of view of 18Â° by 16Â° and one Data Processing Unit (DPU). It will measure the S/C's attitude better than 0.3 mrad (with a goal of 0.1 mrad) by autonomous detection of star constellations using an onboard available star catalogue. The SCA is rigily attached to the accelerometer and views the sky at 45Â° angle with respect to the zenith at the port and starboard sides. In the case that the sun will move into the field of view of one of two sensors the second sensor will proceed to measure the attitude. To avoid velocity induced aberration the SCA is equipped with an orbit propagator which will be regularily updated by the GPS navigation solution. Group: Instrument_Details Entry_ID: GRACE SCA Group: Instrument_Identification Instrument_Category: Earth Remote Sensing Instruments Instrument_Class: Passive Remote Sensing Instrument_Type: Photon/Optical Detectors Instrument_Subtype: Cameras Short_Name: GRACE SCA Long_Name: Star Camera Assembly End_Group Group: Associated_Platforms Short_Name: GRACE End_Group Online_Resource: http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/ Online_Resource: http://www.csr.utexas.edu/grace/spacecraft/sis.html#sis2 Online_Resource: http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/portal/ Creation_Date: 2013-01-29 Group: Instrument_Logistics Instrument_Owner: USA/NASA End_Group End_Group
Cameras