How do rockets in space determine their orientation? As…
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How do rockets in space determine their orientation?
As far as I understand on earth we use the magnetic field + accelerometers (gravity) to determine orientation/tilt. But a rocket in space has neither, or at least not as clear as on earth.
Taking Artemis 2 as a current example, it has to be pointed exactly at where the moon will be in 5 days. So how do they accurately determine the rocket is oriented towards that location after leaving earth?
#science
As far as I understand on earth we use the magnetic field + accelerometers (gravity) to determine orientation/tilt. But a rocket in space has neither, or at least not as clear as on earth.
Taking Artemis 2 as a current example, it has to be pointed exactly at where the moon will be in 5 days. So how do they accurately determine the rocket is oriented towards that location after leaving earth?
#science
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