Unit installation

OPERATION INTRAC-305
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RAPID MODEL GENERATE
1
2
3
4
5
6
puts the antenna control system into
STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME
menu
skips to the Models menu
skips to the Config menu
skips to the System Setup menu
Current Mode Tracking
Control State Local
Beac Freq 11.452000 GHz
Beac Level -10.05 dB
El Angle 25.37
o
Az Angle 210.50
o
Pol Angle 27.4
o
Standby
Home
Config
System
Setup
Function
Press EN to accept selection
>IESS-412<
SGP
SGP4
SGP8
ADP4
ADP8
BASIC
skips to the Home (root) menu
Models
Next
Field
moves the highlight box to the next field
in the current menu
Path HOME - FUNCTION - MODELS - ENTER
or From Configuration or System Setup
MODELS - ENTER
Description IESS-412 & NORAD ephemeris data can be loaded into the
INTRAC-305. This data is primarily for Program Track use.
HOWEVER the INTRAC-305 can use this data to generate an
ORBIT MODEL for the satellite. The advantage of this is that
the model is available immediately rather than after the 24hrs
it would take if the INTRAC had to learn the orbit. The
INTRAC is then immediately immune to long beacon outage
or power failures.
The INTRAC will accept the ephemeris data two days either
side of the data’s actual validity period.
The SGP/SDP modelling algorithms for the NORAD data will
give slightly different pointing results for a given set of data.
Except that the SGP4/8 algorithms are for Near Earth orbits
and SDP4/8 are for Deep Space orbits. (Geostationary Orbits
are SDP). The INTRAC will not allow a model to be made
using the wrong type of orbit algorithm.
It is assumed that the user will know which NORAD algorithm
applies for the data being used.
Menu Key 6 (Next Field) steps the selecting highlight through
the seven selections. Once the required selection is
highlighted pressing ENTER causes the model to be
generated and the INTRAC to enter Tracking Mode.
Note For more information on working with IESS-412 & NORAD
data see page 68.