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Star Trackers Light the Way

Released on August 15, 2008
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The Autonomous Star Trackers provide attitude data and motion rate of the satellite. They are based on a radiation hardened design and proprietary algorithms that ensure accurate and robust 3-axes attitude determination. These same instruments most recently flew onboard NASA's Messenger and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter missions.

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http://www.nasa.gov/lro

Credits

Erica Drezek (HTSI): Video Editor
Erica Drezek (HTSI): Producer
Chris Smith (UMBC): Videographer
Erica Drezek (HTSI): Videographer
Erica Drezek (HTSI): Writer
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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Missions:
LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter)
SDO

This item is part of this series:
Narrated Movies

Goddard TV Tape:
G2007-065AHD -- LRO Resource Tape

Keywords:
SVS >> SDO
SVS >> Edited Feature
SVS >> Solar Dynamics Observatory
SVS >> LRO
SVS >> Star Tracker
SVS >> Laser Ranging
SVS >> Putting It Together
DLESE >> Narrated
NASA Science >> Sun
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
NASA Science >> Universe