This paper describes the analysis and design of 'dog-leg' maneuvers for the spin-stabilized spacecraft of Project Galileo. These maneuvers involve a turn from one attitude to a firing attitude and then, following the motor burn, a turn to a new attitude. In general, the three attitudes (initial, firing and final) are noncoplanar. A computer program has been developed to find the firing attitude for the optimum conservation of propellant, while attaining a desired velocity change for the spacecraft. Results for several cases are presented.


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    Title :

    'Dogleg' maneuvers for Project Galileo


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    Conference:

    AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference ; 1987 ; Kalispell, MT, United States


    Publication date :

    1988-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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    British Library Conference Proceedings | 1996


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    British Library Conference Proceedings | 1996