This paper describes two methods used by the Cassini Attitude Control team to determine these key parameters and how flight telemetry was used to estimate them. The method for estimating the spacecraft inertia tensor exploits the conservation of angular momentum during spacecraft slews under reaction wheel control.
In flight estimations of Cassini spacecraft inertia tensor and thruster magnitude
AIAA/AAS Space Flight Mechanics Conference ; 2006 ; Tampa, FL, United States
2006-05-01
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Inflight Estimations of Cassini Spacecraft Inertia Tensor and Thruster Magnitude (AAS 06-102)
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