Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – Attitude control
Patent
1991-12-12
1994-01-11
Huppert, Michael S.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
Attitude control
244171, B64G 136
Patent
active
052773850
ABSTRACT:
To reacquire the attitude of a satellite wholly or partially stabilized on three axes a test is executed to determine if a terrestrial sensor is sensing the Earth (test 1) and if a star sensor is sensing a star whose magnitude is at least approximately equal to that of a given reference star (test 2).
REFERENCES:
patent: 5080307 (1992-01-01), Smay et al.
Aerospatiale - Societe Nationale Industrielle
Bidwell Anne E.
Huppert Michael S.
VanOphem Remy J.
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