Operation
5.8.2.6.2 Tracking Mode Parameter
NOTE: All noninitialized targets (shown as "------------") have a
tracking mode of "Unused".
Use the following procedures to change the tracking mode of a target:
1. From the Main menu, select Tracking functions...; then select Edit a new or
existing target....
2. Move the cursor to the target to be edited (a noninitialized or named target) and
press [ENTER]. The Edit selected target screen will appear. This screen contains
Target name and Tracking mode parameters, and the menu Edit target
parameters....
3. Select Tracking mode. Using the up and down arrow keys, the user can scroll
through the following choices for the tracking mode:
• Unused
• Star tracking Track a star. This is commonly used as a point of reference
during installation.)
• OPT (Calculates an OPT orbital element set and follows the calculated
position.)
• Intelsat 11-element -IESS-412 (Calculates an orbit by using figures from
Intelsat, and moves to the current calculated position.)
• Move to longitude (moves to longitude and holds position).
• Move to look angles (Moves to look angles.)
NOTE: When the Tracking mode for a target is set to Star
tracking, the system will automatically "blank" or erase any user-
defined Target name. If one of the preprogrammed stars is
chosen for the Star parameter under the Edit target parameters...
menu, the name of the selected star becomes the Target name.
If User-defined is selected, the Target name can be edited by
following procedures listed in Section 5.8.2.6.1.1.
The following additional option will be available on the system if configured with
the following OPTIONAL tracking mode.
• Orbital Element Tracking (OPTIONAL)
4. When the desired tracking mode is highlighted, press [ENTER].
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