Attitude of satellite can be made stable in all three libration angles by suitable arrangement of wires rather than rigid members to give necessary vertical extent; in one stabilization method, four wires are connected to main satellite body at points as far apart as possible; other ends of wires are connected to small mass, yielding pyramidal configuration; normal modes of libration and response to perturbing torques of such satellite are analyzed; it is shown that long axis of main body should point in direction of motion; that is, main body should be held in position of unstable equilibrium.


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    Title :

    Dynamics of satellite stabilized by wires


    Additional title:

    J Spacecraft Rockets


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    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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