Satellite's orientation sensing

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The onboard TV camera (TVC) allows to get images of star background and part of Earth's surface close the limb. By using reductions methods of photographic astrometry there is possibility to define orientation of TVC optic axis and other photometric devices.

Computer simulation of fields of view of onboard TVC (left) and Photometer Z channel (right) by using beginning orbital elements of satellite.

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