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astro-ph.IM2014★ 13 cited
Enabling Gaia observations of naked-eye stars
J. Martín-Fleitas, A. Mora, J. Sahlmann +5
The ESA Gaia space astrometry mission will perform an all-sky survey of stellar objects complete in the nominal magnitude range G = [6.0 - 20.0]. The stars with G lower than 6.0, i…
astro-ph.IM2014★ 1 cited
The Gaia payload uplink commanding system
A. Mora, A. Abreu, N. Cheek +7
This document describes the uplink commanding system for the ESA Gaia mission. The need for commanding, the main actors, data flow and systems involved are described. The system ar…
astro-ph.IM2014★ 13 cited
Gaia on-board metrology: basic angle and best focus
A. Mora, M. Biermann, A. G. A. Brown +21
The Gaia payload ensures maximum passive stability using a single material, SiC, for most of its elements. Dedicated metrology instruments are, however, required to carry out two f…