Title: Space Station Attitude Control System Concept and Requirements
Abstract: There is currently no single Space Station configuration which is accepted as a baseline. However, the latest approach is toward symmetry in both geometry and mass distribution. This minimizes aerodynamic and gravity gradient torques. Solar arrays and radiators drive the configuration strongly. One axis of the solar arrays needs to be perpendicular to the orbit plane, and the geometric and principal axis should remain common along this axis to minimize secular torques. The need for both inertial and earth-fixed modes drives the structure of the Station toward a disk-like shape in the orbital plane.
Publication Year: 1983
Publication Date: 1983-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
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