Manufacturer:

Ball Aerospace Systems Division  Search this

Materials:

Metal case; glass lens

Dimensions:

3-D: 16.5 x 20.3 x 29.2cm, 6.8kg (6 1/2 x 8 x 11 1/2 in., 15lb.)

Type:

INSTRUMENTS-Miscellaneous

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Summary:

This device was mounted near the nose of a Shuttle orbiter and was used to establish its position once in orbit. A star tracker acquired a known star through its optics, and provided data on that acquisition to the Shuttle's on-board inertial measurement unit and computer to fix the orbiter's position.

This device flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia for its maiden mission in April 1981 and on 15 subsequent flights.

Credit Line:

Transferred from NASA

Inventory Number:

A20000361000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b06d7187-7ff7-4f93-867d-3a91b0667044

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A20000361000