Method for controlling the attitude of a spinning spacecraft in

Details Method for controlling the attitude of a spinning spacecraft in Method for controlling the attitude of a spinning spacecraft in

1979-09-04

1982-08-24

Frankfort, Charles E.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

Attitude control

244164, B64G 124

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043457282

ABSTRACT:
The torque from differential solar pressure acting on a spinning spacecraft body and tending to tilt the spacecraft about an axis transverse to the spin axis, is reduced or eliminated by shifting the center of gravity of the spacecraft axially or longitudinally of the spin axis in a direction toward the center of solar pressure.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3206141 (1965-09-01), Dryden
patent: 3226062 (1965-12-01), Davis
patent: 3516623 (1970-06-01), Sinden
patent: 3640487 (1972-02-01), Wanger
K. R. Lorell et al., "An Automatic Mass-Trim System for Spinning Spacecraft", Aug. 1972, AIAA Journal, vol. 10, No. 8, pp. 1012 to 1015.

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