Muses B is a Japanese space VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) satellite to be launched in 1995 by the first flight of the Mu 5 launch vehicle now under development. The program is called VSOP (VLBI Space Observatory Program). Since only one ground station, at Uchinoura, Japan, is available for commanding the spacecraft, onboard automatic operation and fail-safe capability are strongly required. On the other hand, weight restriction does not allow much redundancy to be adopted. The Attitude and Orbit Control System (AOCS) is described with emphasis on how onboard automation and fail safe operations are achieved to a maximum extent without depending on redundant hardwares.
Attitude and Orbit Control System of the VSOP Mission Spacecraft Muses-B
1991
5 pages
Report
No indication
English
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