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Starship Bearings
Bearing is the term used to describe the navigation and directional trajectory of a course plotted for Starship movements.
Flight vectors are specified as an azimuth/elevation relative to the current orientation of the space vehicle.
Bearing 000 Mark 0 is for instance a course direction straight ahead.
Bearing 301, Mark 000
As this diagram demonstrates, the first value represents an azimuth in degrees, the second describes the elevation.
With this technique, all possible omni-directional spatial vectors can be plotted.
This system is further clarified by the term 'heading',
Bearing 019, Mark 038
which is a system involving navigational bearings calculated in relation to the galactic core,
Bearing 258, Mark 010
where Heading 000 Mark 0 is a course for the centre of the galaxy, which has no applicable relationship to ones current spatial location.
Bearing 087, Mark 030
It can be compared to directional measurements on a planet's surface, where bearings are based on degrees from north.
Bearing 329, Mark 322
Other celestial objects can be used for navigation beacons and rulers, particularly key stars, such as Sirius which is regularly nominated as a point of reference.
Last edited by Adge - January 2005
Bearing is the term used to describe the navigation and directional trajectory of a course plotted for Starship movements.
Flight vectors are specified as an azimuth/elevation relative to the current orientation of the space vehicle.
Bearing 000 Mark 0 is for instance a course direction straight ahead.
Bearing 301, Mark 000
As this diagram demonstrates, the first value represents an azimuth in degrees, the second describes the elevation.
With this technique, all possible omni-directional spatial vectors can be plotted.
This system is further clarified by the term 'heading',
Bearing 019, Mark 038
which is a system involving navigational bearings calculated in relation to the galactic core,
Bearing 258, Mark 010
where Heading 000 Mark 0 is a course for the centre of the galaxy, which has no applicable relationship to ones current spatial location.
Bearing 087, Mark 030
It can be compared to directional measurements on a planet's surface, where bearings are based on degrees from north.
Bearing 329, Mark 322
Other celestial objects can be used for navigation beacons and rulers, particularly key stars, such as Sirius which is regularly nominated as a point of reference.
Last edited by Adge - January 2005