New answers tagged attitude-determination-and-control
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What is wrong with Voyager 1 attitude data telemetry? Is there a test version of the computer available?
The AACS was writing data to a wrong memory address:
The AACS had started sending the telemetry data through an onboard computer known to have stopped working years ago, and the computer corrupted ...
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Understanding and breaking down pointing requirements
In my professional experience in writing spaceflight software requirements, reading them, implementing them, validating them, and verifying them, these "what does that mean" questions come ...
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