High precision positioning system for orbiting satellite controls measuring apparatus able to generate by itself signals needed for inertial orientation

摘要

The positioning system controls a measuring apparatus (1) that can move freely in a space (3) inside the satellite structure (2). The device generates by itself reference signals needed for inertial orientation and orients itself with a first positioning apparatus (7) toward a goal. The satellite structure follows the movement of the measuring apparatus to screen out parasitic forces and moments.