УДК: 520.6

Infrared microbolometer array-based Earth-oriented attitude sensor

Pirogov, M.G., Varlamov, V.I., Gordyakin, V.V., Strizhova, N.M., Gebgart, A.Y., Zenzinov, S.Y., Albul, E.V., Safronov, K.P.

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Пирогов М.Г., Варламов В.И., Гордякин В.В., Стрижова Н.М., Гебгарт А.Я., Зензинов С.Ю., Албул Е.В., Сафронов К.П. Прибор ориентации по Земле для инфракрасного диапазона спектра на основе микроболометрической матрицы // Оптический журнал. 2017. Т. 84. № 11. С. 22–28.

Pirogov M.G., Varlamov V.I., Gordyakin V.V., Strizhova N.M., Gebgart A.Ya., Zenzinov S.Yu., Albul E.V., Safronov K.P. Infrared microbolometer array-based Earth-oriented attitude sensor [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2017. V. 84. № 11. P. 22–28.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

M. G. Pirogov, V. I. Varlamov, V. V. Gordyakin, N. M. Strizhova, A. Ya. Gebgart, S. Yu. Zenzinov, E. V. Albul, and K. P. Safronov, "Infrared microbolometer array-based Earth-oriented attitude sensor," Journal of Optical Technology. 84(11), 734-738 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.84.000734

Abstract:

We describe the 344K infrared variable-altitude Earth-oriented attitude sensor developed for use aboard the Luch spacecraft (and other spacecraft), provide details regarding the main characteristics of the instrument and various design features of the instrument and its optical system, and discuss the major operating modes for the instrument.

Keywords:

Earth-oriented attitude sensor, infrared band, extremely-wide-angle objective, uncooled microbolometer detector array

OCIS codes: 120.0120, 250.0250, 350.6090

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