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Librational Damping of A Gravity Orientated System using Solar Radiation Pressure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

V. J. Modi  and
R. C. Flanagan
V. J. Modi
Affiliation:
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
R. C. Flanagan
Affiliation:
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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For many space applications, it is necessary to maintain a satellite in a fixed orientation relative to the earth. Unfortunately, a correctly positioned satellite deviates with time from this preferred orientation due to perturbing environmental forces. This explains considerable interest librational stability study in recent times.

Among the numerous methods developed for librational control, a passive technique depending on the gradient of the gravitational field has gained attention. Depending on the orbital distance, environmental effects, such as, aerodynamic, radiation, and magnetic torques become significant compared to the gravity-gradient restoring moment. A need to determine the influence of these disturbing forces is thus evident.

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 75 , Issue 728 , August 1971 , pp. 560 - 564
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1971 

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