Solar torque compensation for a satellite

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1975-06-23

1977-04-12

Blix, Trygve M.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

Attitude control

B64G 100

Patent

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RE0291773

ABSTRACT:
A satellite is compensated for torques caused by solar pressure on a solar panel extending from the satellite by an air core coil energized to develop a magnetic torque in opposition to the solar pressure torque. The coil is disposed generally in the periphery of the solar panel mounted externally to the satellite. The energizing current is fixed or varied by ground command or automatically in a closed loop system to compensate for variations in the earth's magnetic field.

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patent: 3232561 (1966-02-01), Adams
patent: 3304028 (1967-02-01), Dryden
patent: 3326497 (1967-06-01), Michelson
patent: 3367605 (1968-02-01), Wanger
patent: 3390848 (1968-07-01), Crocker et al.
patent: 3588000 (1971-06-01), Buckingham et al.

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