1.6 Spacecraft Attitude Systems


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1.6 Spacecraft Attitude Systems

The attitude control system uses momentum wheels, magnetic torquers, and control-moment gyros as the actuators. As the attitude sensors, two sun sensors and a star tracker, as well as geomagnetic sensors, are available for determining the spacecraft pointing relative to the direction of the sun and to the ecliptic plane, respectfully. An inertial reference unit comprising four gyros detects changes of attitude with time.



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