Psyche is a scientific mission to explore the large asteroid (16) Psyche that orbits the Sun at ~3 AU. Managed by JPL, it is the first instance of Maxar’s product line of geosynchronous communication satellites being repurposed for deep space. This paper presents the design of a unique sun sensor configuration for Safe Mode of the spacecraft. It enables quick, robust, and propellant-efficient safing while leveraging sensors, avionics, and algorithms that have extensive, flight-proven heritages


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    Title :

    Sun search desgin for the Psyche spacecraft


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    Publication date :

    2019-08-11


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English



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