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Operation and Performance of a Second Generation, Solid State, Star Tracker, the ASC

Abstract

The Advanced Stellar Compass (ASC) is a second generation star tracker, consisting of a CCD camera and its associated microcomputer. The ASC operates by matching the star images acquired by the camera with its internal star catalogs.

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Liebe, Carl Christian, Eisenman, Allen. 1996-11-02. Operation and Performance of a Second Generation, Solid State, Star Tracker, the ASC. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210003826

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