GRAVITY GRADIENT TORQUES FOR A STELLAR ORIENTED VEHICLE,

Abstract

The expressions for the gravity gradient torques acting on a vehicle with a stellar (inertial) orientation are derived. The results are used to determine the impulse requirements necessary to counteract these torques for a typical MOL vehicle with a chosen stellar attitude reference. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1964
Accession Number
AD0486426

Entities

People

  • D. J. Griep

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics