Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – Attitude control
Patent
1996-03-05
1998-07-07
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
Attitude control
B64G 124
Patent
active
057756457
ABSTRACT:
Solar tabs are provided which have thermal emissivity and absorptivity properties designed to increase the attitude-control torques that can be generated with rotatable wings in a spacecraft. These increased torques enhance the ability to offset attitude-disturbance torques which typically tend to alter the attitude of a spacecraft from a desired attitude. The tabs include highly absorptive and nonemissive front faces, highly emissive back faces and a high thermal conductivity between the front faces and the back faces.
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Fowell Richard A.
Lee Raymond S.
Yocum, Jr. John F.
Barefoot Galen L.
Grunebach Georgann S.
Gudmestad Terje
Hughes Electronics Corporation
Sales Michael W.
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