ENERGY EFFICIENT SATELLITE MANEUVERING

• Main Authors: LEE, KANGSIK, LUI, TIMOTHY S
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 15.02.2022
• Subjects: AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR

Energy efficient satellite maneuvering is described herein. One disclosed example method includes maneuvering a satellite that is in an orbit around a space body so that a principle sensitive axis of the satellite is oriented to an orbit frame plane to reduce gravity gradient torques acting upon the...