Orbital Minotaur VI User Manual
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Appendix A
EARLY ON-ORBIT OPERATIONS
Briefly describe the satellite early on-orbit operations, e.g., event triggers (separation sense, sun
acquisition, etc), array deployment(s), spin ups/downs, etc:
SATELLITE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS
ACCELERATION Longitudinal:
≤ g’s
Lateral:
≤ g’s
VELOCITY Relative Separation Velocity Constraints:
ANGULAR RATES
(pre-separation)
Longitudinal:
Pitch: ± deg/sec
± deg/sec
Yaw:
± deg/sec
ANGULAR RATES
(post-separation)
Longitudinal:
Pitch: ± deg/sec
± deg/sec
Yaw:
± deg/sec
ATTITUDE
(at deployment)
Describe Pointing Requirements Including Tolerances: (Space Craft X,Y,Z)
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):
Release 2.0
June 2013
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