ISR Mission

Tekever AR3

All missions
  1. Mission Start
  2. Step 1
    The Mission Operator receives the tasking
    ATLAS Mission Operator
  3. Step 2
    The Mission Operator creates the mission plan on ATLAS to take the vehicle to the Start Point (SP)
    ATLAS Mission Operator
  4. Step 3
    The Launch Operator prepares the AR-3 at the launch site
    Launch Operator Tekever AR-3
  5. Step 4
    The Mission Operator launches the AR-3
    ATLAS Mission Operator Tekever AR-3
  6. Step 5
    The AR-3 gets to its Launch Position and completes a self-check of telemetry systems
    CUBE Autopilot — sourced from Taiwan, United States
    CUBE Autopilot Tekever AR-3 Telemetry Tx/Rx
  7. Step 6
    The AR-3 gets to its Launch Position and completes a self-check of navigation systems
    CUBE Autopilot — sourced from Taiwan, United States; HerePro GPS — sourced from Taiwan
    CUBE Autopilot HerePro GPS Tekever AR-3
  8. Step 7
    The AR-3 gets to its Launch Position and completes a self-check of mission systems
    CUBE Autopilot — sourced from Taiwan, United States
    CUBE Autopilot EO/IR Sensor Tekever AR-3
  9. Step 8
    The AR-3 gets to its Launch Position and completes a self-check of communications systems
    CUBE Autopilot — sourced from Taiwan, United States
    CUBE Autopilot Communications Tekever AR-3
  10. Step 9
    The AR-3 sends a confirmation signal to the GCS
    HereLink — sourced from China
    ATLAS HereLink Tekever AR-3
  11. Step 10
    The AR-3 navigates to its SP
    CUBE Autopilot — sourced from Taiwan, United States; HerePro GPS — sourced from Taiwan
    CUBE Autopilot HerePro GPS Tekever AR-3
  12. Step 11
    The Mission Operator contacts the ISR Tactical Controller (ITC) to begin the mission
    ATLAS GCS Communications ITC Mission Operator
  13. Step 12
    The ITC provides requirements to the Mission operator
    ATLAS GCS Communications ITC Mission Operator
  14. Step 13
    The Mission Operator operates the collection system to provide the video feed to the ITC
    CUBE Autopilot — sourced from Taiwan, United States; Cube ID_CAN — sourced from Taiwan
    ATLAS CUBE Autopilot Communications Cube ID_CAN EO/IR Sensor GCS Communications ITC Mission Operator
  15. Step 14
    The Mission Operator informs the ITC that the task is complete and the AR-3 is to be recovered.
    ATLAS GCS Communications ITC Mission Operator
  16. Step 15
    The Mission Operator instructs the AR-3 to recover
    CUBE Autopilot — sourced from Taiwan, United States
    ATLAS CUBE Autopilot Communications GCS Communications Mission Operator Tekever AR-3
  17. Step 16
    The AR-3 returns to the launch site and auto-lands
    CUBE Autopilot — sourced from Taiwan, United States; Cube ID_CAN — sourced from Taiwan; Lidar — sourced from South Africa
    CUBE Autopilot Cube ID_CAN IR-LOCK sensor Lidar Tekever AR-3
  18. Step 17
    The Maintainer conducts post-flight checks on the AR-3
    Maintainer Tekever AR-3
  19. Step 18
    The Maintainer refuels the AR-3 ready for the next mission.
    Maintainer Tekever AR-3
  20. Mission Complete