Momentum unloading using gimbaled thrusters

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1995-12-22

1999-11-16

Jordan, Charles T.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

Attitude control

244158R, 244165, 244169, B64G 126

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active

059842369

ABSTRACT:
A method of simultaneously controlling East/West and North/South positioning and unloading momentum of a spacecraft while orbiting an object. The spacecraft has a thruster array and a momentum accumulator. The method entails moving said spacecraft towards a node of the orbit. At a predetermined position on the orbit, separate from the node, a thruster of the thruster array is fired so as to control the orbital position of the spacecraft. While the thruster is being fired, momentum is dumped from the momentum accumulator at the predetermined position so that any loss in control in the attitude of the spacecraft is reduced.

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