Research Article
AOCS Requirements and Practical Limitations for High-Speed Communications on Small Satellites
Table 30
Pointing error budgets for optical communications at 400 kilometers with lower attitude error.
| PES | Error in source | Pointing error (mrad) | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° |
| Attitude errors: | | | | | | | Azimuth | 0.001° | 0.0159 | 0.0154 | 0.0116 | 0.0082 | 0.0000 | Nadir angle | 0.002° | 0.0349 | 0.0349 | 0.0349 | 0.0349 | 0.0349 |
| Position errors: | | | | | | | In-track | 2 meters | 0.0007 | 0.0009 | 0.0027 | 0.0039 | 0.0050 | Cross-track | 2 meters | 0.0017 | 0.0020 | 0.0036 | 0.0044 | 0.0050 | Radial | 2 meters | 0.0015 | 0.0018 | 0.0024 | 0.0021 | 0.0000 |
| Root sum square | | 0.0384 | 0.0383 | 0.0371 | 0.0364 | 0.0356 |
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