DocumentCode
525083
Title
Supporting omni-directional communications capability in variable attitude spacecraft
Author
Brenchley, Mark ; Garner, Peter ; Maynard, Kevin ; Butlin, Tim ; Krabel, Eckhard
Author_Institution
Surrey Satellite Technol. Ltd., Guildford, UK
fYear
2010
fDate
14-16 June 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
This paper describes the work undertaken to provide omni-directional communications on Sapphire, a variable attitude spacecraft. Several options to solve the problem are considered and two chosen; analysis is presented to show that mission objectives can be met.
Keywords
Aerospace control; Artificial satellites; Attitude control; Cameras; Earth; Educational institutions; Moon; Payloads; Space technology; Space vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Radar and Wireless Communications (MIKON), 2010 18th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Vilnius, Lithuania
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5288-0
Type
conf
Filename
5540488
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