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[[File:Shuttle avionics disp19.jpg|600px|thumbnail|none|GNC SYS SUMM 2 display of the Space Shuttle]] | [[File:Shuttle avionics disp19.jpg|600px|thumbnail|none|GNC SYS SUMM 2 display of the Space Shuttle]] | ||
As of January 2016, all nine MDUs of the forward panel are usable and display the data processing system of the Shuttle - this includes launch and entry guidance routines, TAEM guidancs as well as orbital tracking and pointing management. In addition, HUDs for Commander and Pilot are provided. | |||
[[File:Shuttle cockpit panorama01.jpg|800px|thumbnail|none|Space Shuttle cockpit]] | |||
An alternative display for all phases of flight is provided by the FG-native the HUD (which also augments the original cockpit instrumentation where it is not yet complete). This has four different modes - ascent, orbit, entry and approach, and dependent on the HUD mode, different information relevant for the mission phase is displayed. In all cases, the current CSS DAP is identified in the upper left. | |||
There is a calculator for orbital elements available, determining perigee and apogee, orbital inclination and longitude of the ascending node (the latter is currently not so useful as it is obtained in an inertial coordinate system). Based on these orbital elements, the groundtrack map displays current position of the Space Shuttle, selected landing site, ground track history and a prediction of the future orbit - if the perigee is below the surface of Earth, the prediction ends at the estimated ballistic impact point (note that due to the aerodynamical capabilities of the Shuttle, the actual landing site can be within a cross range of about 1000 miles around that point dependent on how the trajectory is managed during the entry phase). | There is a calculator for orbital elements available, determining perigee and apogee, orbital inclination and longitude of the ascending node (the latter is currently not so useful as it is obtained in an inertial coordinate system). Based on these orbital elements, the groundtrack map displays current position of the Space Shuttle, selected landing site, ground track history and a prediction of the future orbit - if the perigee is below the surface of Earth, the prediction ends at the estimated ballistic impact point (note that due to the aerodynamical capabilities of the Shuttle, the actual landing site can be within a cross range of about 1000 miles around that point dependent on how the trajectory is managed during the entry phase). | ||