Flight dynamics support deals with the estimation and control of the orbit and attitude of spacecraft. Those missions which provided the most prominent challenges to ESA's flight dynamics experts from 1968 to date are highlighted. In meeting challenges, ESA's ground support subsystems (computer hardware and software) were instrumental. In order to meet future flight dynamics challenges, the ESA's Orbit Attitude Operations Systems (ORATOS) were conceived. The ORATOS design outlined will profit from ESOC's many years of operational flight dynamics experience.


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    Title :

    Flight Dynamics Support to ESA Missions


    Contributors:
    J. Fertig (author) / R. E. Muench (author)

    Publication date :

    1991


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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