Aerodynamic and gravity gradient stabilization for microsatellites

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 491-499

  Chen, Yen Hsun ^a   Hong, Zuu Chang ^a   Lin, Chung Hsien ^a   Chern, Jeng Shing ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GRAVITATION; ORBITS; STABILIZATION; TORQUE;

AERODYNAMIC RESTORING TECHNIQUE; AERODYNAMIC TORQUE; GRAVITY GRADIENT STABILIZATION METHOD; GRAVITY GRADIENT TORQUE; LIGHT TAIL STABILIZER; MICROSATELLITES;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0033884918     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(99)00191-5     Document Type: Article

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