Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – Attitude control
Reexamination Certificate
2004-08-03
2008-08-12
Eldred, John W (Department: 3641)
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
Attitude control
C244S171000, C701S013000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07410130
ABSTRACT:
A method of determining the attitude of a spinning spacecraft is provided. The method includes stabilizing the spacecraft, initializing the attitude of the spacecraft using star tracker data, and estimating the attitude of the spacecraft.
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Needelman David D.
Prakash Arun
Wang H. Grant
Eldred John W
The Boeing Company
Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP
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