Orientation system for a spin stabilized spacecraft

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1975-06-27

1976-08-31

Blix, Trygve M.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

Attitude control

244322, B64G 110

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039776336

ABSTRACT:
A pair of reaction motors or thrusters connected to spin-stabilized spacecraft are used to reorient spacecraft attitude without affecting spacecraft velocity. The spacecraft reaction motors are arranged to produce a couple in response to an attitude reference signal without applying a spacecraft velocity changing force to the spin-stabilized spacecraft.

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