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ACTA AERONAUTICAET ASTRONAUTICA SINICA ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (8): 623724-623724.doi: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2020.23724

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Development of space starlight measurement technology: Review

YUAN Li1,2, WANG Miaomiao1, WU Yanpeng1, WANG Li1, ZHENG Ran1   

  1. 1. Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, Beijing 100190, China;
    2. Science and Technology on Space Intelligent Control Laboratory, Beijing 100190, China
  • Received:2019-12-11 Revised:2020-02-24 Online:2020-08-15 Published:2020-04-03
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China (51905034, 11903004)

Abstract: Space starlight measurement technology plays a vital role in the implementation of various space missions of spacecraft. This paper briefly introduces the basic concept of space starlight measurement technology and summarizes the research progress of typical space starlight measurement sensors and their application technologies. By comparing the main technical indicators of the same type of sensors, this study evaluates the current research level and the gap between that of China and foreign countries. In addition, key problems such as low frequency error suppression and calibration, sub-arcsec dynamic precision measurement, and extraordinary precision inertial pointing measurement are discussed. Combined with the research progress and challenges of space starlight measurement technology, the development trend of the technology is proposed, along with the future key research directions such as high precision, high dynamics, multi-function and intellectualization.

Key words: high performance satellites, starlight measurement, star trackers, attitude determination, target pointing measurement, reference baseline monitoring

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