A rigid body analysis of a baseline Large Space System (LSS) which is to function as a radiometer is presented. The LSS is placed in circular orbit about the Earth at an altitude of 650 km, subjected to environmental and vehicle interaction forces and torques, without an active control system of any type on board. The environment forces and torques are gravity gradient, solar radiation, and aerodynamic. Normal operation is in nadir pointing along the Z-local vertical axis. Orbital velocity is assigned to the x-axis of the spacecraft. The analysis is then used to demonstrate the ability or lack of the gravity gradient torques to stabilize the LSS over one complete orbit.
The 100-meter radiometer spacecraft study
1982-06-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
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