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OSP-3 User’s Guide Appendix A – Payload Questionnaire
Release 1.1 July 2013 A-4
EARLY ON-ORBIT OPERATIONS
Briefly describe the spacecraft early on-orbit operations, e.g., event triggers (separation sense, sun acquisition, etc),
array deployment(s), spin ups/downs, etc:
SPACECRAFT SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS
ACCELERATION
Longitudinal: = g’s Lateral: = g’s
VELOCITY
Relative Separation Velocity Constraints:
ANGULAR RATES
(pre-separation)
Longitudinal: ± deg/sec
Pitch: ± deg/sec
Yaw: ± deg/sec
ANGULAR RATES
(post-separation)
Longitudinal: ± deg/sec
Pitch: ± deg/sec
Yaw: ± deg/sec
ATTITUDE
(at deployment)
Describe Pointing Requirements Including Tolerances:
SPIN UP
Longitudinal Spin Rate: ± deg/sec
OTHER
Describe Any Other Separation Requirements:
SPACECRAFT COORDINATE SYSTEM
Describe the Origin and Orientation of the spacecraft reference coordinate system, including its orientation with
respect to the launch vehicle (provide illustration if available):