A method is presented by which the attitude of a low-Earth orbiting spacecraft may be determined using a vector magnetometer, a digital Sun sensor, and a mathematical model of the Earth's magnetic field. The method is currently being implemented for the Solar Maximum Mission spacecraft (as a backup for the failing star trackers) as a way to determine roll gyro drift.


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    Titel :

    Spacecraft Attitude Determination Using the Earth's Magnetic Field


    Beteiligte:
    D. G. Simpson (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1989


    Format / Umfang :

    20 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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