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THREE AXIS CONTROL [1 record]

Record 1 2003-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

For missions requiring full three-axis attitude control, the SSTL [Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.] Microsatellite can be equipped with a zero-bias reaction-wheel attitude control system fed by a single SSTL Astrolabe star camera for attitude determination. This system can attain pointing accuracy of 1 arc-minute in all axes. It can be designed for astronomical pointing, Sun pointing, or Earth pointing with slewing and target tracking.

Key term(s)
  • three axis control

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace

Spanish

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