Anomalia per ADRAS-J mentre manovrava intorno all’upper stage di un H-2A che ha raggiunto mesi fa. Manovra abortita e per fortuna nessuna collisione.
The fly-around observation involved a complex, autonomous operation to maneuver ADRAS-J around the upper stage client for continuous image-taking, providing more insights into its characteristics and movement. These operations utilized relative navigation data from the Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor, along with custom-developed software algorithms for alignment and control. ADRAS-J maintained a fixed distance of approximately 50 meters during the fly-around operations to capture images of the client, facilitating assessment for potential future removal. When ADRAS-J was approximately one-third through the fly-around observation (~120 degrees), an autonomous abort was triggered by the onboard collision avoidance system due to an unexpected attitude anomaly, and ADRAS-J safely maneuvered away from the client as designed.
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https://astroscale.com/astroscales-adras-j-conducts-first-fly-around-observation-of-space-debris/
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