DocumentCode
1127761
Title
The Gyrolite: A New Generation Synchronous Satellite
Author
Sen, Asim K.
Author_Institution
Synchrosat Limited, Canada
Issue
6
fYear
1977
Firstpage
651
Lastpage
653
Abstract
A typical GYROLITE spacecraft recently designed by this author is described. It is shown that, for the satellite to have a stable attitude, the spinning part must have a favorable inertia ratio.
Keywords
Assembly; Damping; Equations; Power system control; Satellites; Space vehicles; Spinning; Springs; Synchronous generators; Wheels;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9251
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAES.1977.308506
Filename
4101893
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