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Article

Planning process to ensure the intended use of the optical telescopes system on board the Russian segment of the International Space Station: implementation features

Published: 21.03.2022

Authors: Toporkov A.G., Belyaev A.M.

Published in issue: #3(123)/2022

DOI: 10.18698/2308-6033-2022-3-2165

Category: Aviation and Rocket-Space Engineering | Chapter: Aircraft Dynamics, Ballistics, Motion Control

The paper focuses on the process of planning the operation of the optical telescopes system on board the Russian segment of the International Space Station. It introduces the principles and features of developing a software package for planning photo and video shooting using the system, and describes adopted technical solutions, which allow cutting the time for the flight task development and improving the quality and reliability of the operator’s work. The study shows that the use of the software package makes it possible to distribute the resources of the system as efficiently as possible for real-time monitoring of the earth’s surface and take into account the limitations associated with the specifics of implementing the flight program of the Russian segment of the ISS. The software package is adaptive, and the functionality can be expanded with account for new requirements, tasks and restrictions.


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