Earth based spacecraft orbit and attitude control using a look-a

Details Earth based spacecraft orbit and attitude control using a look-a Earth based spacecraft orbit and attitude control using a look-a

1997-02-18

1999-11-30

Eldred, J. Woodrow

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

Attitude control

244165, 244169, 244171, 244158R, B64G 124

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059927992

ABSTRACT:
A spacecraft ground loop controller (GLC), located on the Earth, interfaces with a satellite ground station receiving spacecraft telemetry from the downlink baseband equipment and automatically sending spacecraft commands through the command uplink baseband equipment to control the attitude of an orbiting spacecraft and achieve partial orbit control using commanded thruster firings and magnetic torquer polarity and magnitude. A cooperative approach of using all available thrusters, of both the primary and redundant strings, provides greater fuel savings.

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Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, vol. 18, No. 2, Mar./Apr. 1995, Wash. D.C., pp. 256-263, XPOOO531533, H. Krishnan et al., "Attitude Stabilization of a Rigid Spacecraft Using Two Momentum Wheel Actuators".

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