Definition

Data that represent spacecraft orientation and onboard pointing information. Attitude data includes:

Attitude sensor data used to determine the pointing of the spacecraft axes, calibration and alignment data, Euler angles or quaternions, rates and biases, and associated parameters.

Attitude generated onboard in quaternion or Euler angle form.

Refined and routine production data related to the accuracy or knowledge of the attitude.

Source

 CEOS/WGISS/DSIG/GLOS

CEOS-WGISS Document: Auxiliary Data in the CEOS Community: Reference Guidelines Document Part 1: Current Usage (1996) accessible at wgiss.ceos.org/archive/archive.doc/ads200part1.doc

Category

3. Observation properties words