Kurs
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Kurs is a Russian automated docking and rendezvous system used to guide spacecraft in approaching and docking with orbital stations like Mir and the International Space Station.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automated rendezvous system
ⓘ
spacecraft docking system ⓘ |
| backupBy | TORU manual docking system ⓘ |
| basedOn |
radar ranging
ⓘ
radio telemetry ⓘ |
| controls | spacecraft thrusters during docking ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| dataType |
angular position data
ⓘ
range data ⓘ range rate data ⓘ |
| developedIn | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | spaceflight ⓘ |
| enables |
automatic approach to docking port
ⓘ
automatic final docking maneuvers ⓘ |
| function |
measure relative distance between spacecraft and station
ⓘ
measure relative orientation between spacecraft and station ⓘ measure relative velocity between spacecraft and station ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Kurs-A
ⓘ
Kurs-P NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Kurs-NA
ⓘ
Kurs-PA ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Russian space industry ⓘ |
| notableUpgrade | Kurs-NA digital version ⓘ |
| operator | Roscosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Igla docking system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedComponent | older analog Kurs hardware on some vehicles ⓘ |
| requires |
antenna arrays on orbital station
ⓘ
antenna arrays on visiting spacecraft ⓘ |
| safetyRole | reduces need for manual piloting during docking ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| subfield | spacecraft guidance, navigation and control ⓘ |
| typicalDockingTarget | Russian Orbital Segment of the ISS GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Russian space program
ⓘ
Soviet space program ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automated spacecraft docking
ⓘ
automated spacecraft rendezvous ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Progress spacecraft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soyuz spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnMission |
Progress M missions
ⓘ
Progress MS missions ⓘ Soyuz MS missions NERFINISHED ⓘ Soyuz TM missions ⓘ Soyuz TMA missions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWith |
International Space Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mir NERFINISHED ⓘ Salyut 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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