Video system for spacewalking

JSC "Research Institute of Television" (St. Petersburg, part of the holding "Roselektronika") developed, by order of RSC "Energia," an autonomous video surveillance system designed to control the extracurricular activities of astronauts.

The system is designed taking into account the features of the Orlan-ISS spacesuit, which is currently used by Russian astronauts, and is designed for 8 hours of continuous operation. The camera monoblock placed on the helmet generates a digital television color image signal. The video surveillance system then encodes the signal and transmits it over the radio channel to the Service Module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station, from where the signal enters the Mission Control Center (MCC). The steady reception and transmission of a television signal between the spacesuit equipment and the ISS antennas is carried out at a distance of up to 200 meters.

The system provides joint work in outer space of two astronauts to obtain the most complete picture of what is happening at the MCC.

For operation in conditions of low illumination, an illumination unit is provided, which operates automatically. Screen vacuum thermal insulation is used to protect the system power supply.

Viewing angles of the television camera: horizontally - 57˚ ± 2,5˚; vertically - 47˚ ± 2.5; diagonally 70˚ ± 2.5.

Currently, the video surveillance system has already passed the main tests, including incoming control at RSC Energia and tests at a complex stand. Flight tests of the equipment will be held in 2017.

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