System and method for mitigating an occurrence of a dry spot in a field of view of a star tracker
US9423255B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/245
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for mitigating an occurrence of a dry spot, the method may include: (1) predicting the occurrence of the dry spot by at least one of determining a location of the occurrence of the dry spot, determining a date of the occurrence of the dry spot, and determining a duration of the occurrence of the dry spot; (2) generating a visualization of the occurrence of the dry spot, and (3) modifying a star catalog to reduce an impact of the dry spot by at least one of generating a set of modification to modify the star catalog, generating a modification schedule for modifying the star catalog, and uploading the set of modifications to the star catalog.
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