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13.17 COS Coordinate System


Knowledge of the COS coordinate system relative to the spacecraft coordinate system is necessary to use the POSition TARGet <X-value>,<Y-value> Special Requirement properly. The figure below shows the sense of the U2 and U3 axes relative to the COS apertures.

Figure 13.1: COS Aperture Coordinate System

 

 13.16 WAVECAL Exposure Parameters Chapter 14:  Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3)
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