GB2056392B - Attitude control system for spacecraft utilizing the thruster plume - Google Patents

Attitude control system for spacecraft utilizing the thruster plume

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Publication number
GB2056392B
GB2056392B GB8026787A GB8026787A GB2056392B GB 2056392 B GB2056392 B GB 2056392B GB 8026787 A GB8026787 A GB 8026787A GB 8026787 A GB8026787 A GB 8026787A GB 2056392 B GB2056392 B GB 2056392B
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control system
attitude control
thruster plume
spacecraft utilizing
spacecraft
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GB8026787A
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RCA Corp
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RCA Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/24—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control
    • B64G1/26—Guiding or controlling apparatus, e.g. for attitude control using jets

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Control Of Position, Course, Altitude, Or Attitude Of Moving Bodies (AREA)
  • Steering-Linkage Mechanisms And Four-Wheel Steering (AREA)
GB8026787A 1979-08-22 1980-08-15 Attitude control system for spacecraft utilizing the thruster plume Expired GB2056392B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US6850279A 1979-08-22 1979-08-22

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GB2056392A GB2056392A (en) 1981-03-18
GB2056392B true GB2056392B (en) 1983-08-03

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JP (1) JPS5634600A (enExample)
DE (1) DE3031763C2 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2469346A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB2056392B (enExample)

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US5251855A (en) * 1990-05-09 1993-10-12 Agence Spatiale Europeenne Spacecraft propulsion system thruster firing system
FR2710314B1 (fr) * 1993-09-23 1995-12-15 Aerospatiale Satellite stabilisé 3-axes à pointage géocentrique en orbite basse à générateur solaire orientable 1-axe.
US5813633A (en) * 1995-12-22 1998-09-29 Hughes Electronics Corporation Method and apparatus for stationkeeping a satellite offset by pitch rotation
US10464694B1 (en) * 2017-03-23 2019-11-05 Space Systems/Loral, Llc Asymmetric thruster gimbal configuration
CN114264446B (zh) * 2021-12-23 2023-08-29 中电科蓝天科技股份有限公司 一种多自由度位姿可调的电推进羽流试验工装
CN120027038B (zh) * 2025-04-22 2025-07-22 山东协和学院 一种脉冲式电磁推力器羽流特性分析系统及方法

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US3866025A (en) * 1972-03-17 1975-02-11 Rca Corp Spacecraft attitude control system
DE2642061C2 (de) * 1976-09-18 1983-11-24 Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm GmbH, 8000 München Lageregelungs- und Bahnänderungsverfahren für einen dreiachsenstabilisierbaren Satelliten, insbesondere für einen geostationären Satelliten und Einrichtung zur Durchführung des Verfahrens

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DE3031763A1 (de) 1981-03-26
FR2469346A1 (fr) 1981-05-22
GB2056392A (en) 1981-03-18
JPS6363440B2 (enExample) 1988-12-07
DE3031763C2 (de) 1982-06-24
FR2469346B1 (enExample) 1984-11-30
JPS5634600A (en) 1981-04-06

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Effective date: 19940815