It became known that the flight prototype of the navigation system for the promising manned spacecraft “Eagle” will be delivered to the Rocket and Space Corporation “Energia” in 2022. The TASS news agency writes about this with reference to the words of Roman Bessonov, head of optical-physical research at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

«Our task is to deliver flight prototypes to Energia in 2022 so that in 2023 they will have a fully finished first flying machine.“, – said Mr. Bessonov, adding that earlier the developer had been set tough tasks to meet the deadlines.

The very same navigation system is formed from four cameras and special software. Two cameras are star sensors and determine the angular orientation in space. The other two cameras, depending on the location of the ship, are directed towards the Earth or the Moon to measure coordinates.

«It turns out that we measure three angles and three coordinates of a spacecraft in space using optical methods – no one has such a thing.“, – said Roman Bessonov. According to the available data, by now the stage of laboratory testing of the navigation system has already been completed, and bench testing will soon begin.

Recall that the promising manned spacecraft “Eagle” is being developed within the framework of the Russian lunar program. The first launch of the ship without crew on board is to take place on December 15, 2023. The launch is planned to be carried out from the site of the Vostochny cosmodrome. The second flight of the Oryol spacecraft is scheduled for 2024. If in the first case the spacecraft will not dock with the International Space Station, then during the second flight the docking is planned. The first manned flyby of the Moon aboard the Oryol spacecraft is to take place in 2028.

It became known that the flight prototype of the navigation system for the promising manned spacecraft “Eagle” will be delivered to the Rocket and Space Corporation “Energia” in 2022. The TASS news agency writes about this with reference to the words of Roman Bessonov, head of optical-physical research at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

«Our task is to deliver flight prototypes to Energia in 2022 so that in 2023 they will have a fully finished first flying machine.“, – said Mr. Bessonov, adding that earlier the developer had been set tough tasks to meet the deadlines.

The very same navigation system is formed from four cameras and special software. Two cameras are star sensors and determine the angular orientation in space. The other two cameras, depending on the location of the ship, are directed towards the Earth or the Moon to measure coordinates.

«It turns out that we measure three angles and three coordinates of a spacecraft in space using optical methods – no one has such a thing.“, – said Roman Bessonov. According to the available data, by now the stage of laboratory testing of the navigation system has already been completed, and bench testing will soon begin.

Recall that the promising manned spacecraft “Eagle” is being developed within the framework of the Russian lunar program. The first launch of the ship without crew on board is to take place on December 15, 2023. The launch is planned to be carried out from the site of the Vostochny cosmodrome. The second flight of the Oryol spacecraft is scheduled for 2024. If in the first case the spacecraft will not dock with the International Space Station, then during the second flight the docking is planned. The first manned flyby of the Moon aboard the Oryol spacecraft is to take place in 2028.