SIMULATION OF THE ATTITUDE STABILIZATION OF THE DODGE SPACECRAFT WITH TIME-LAG MAGNETIC DAMPING.
Abstract
The DODGE experiment has two objectives, first to achieve gravity-gradient stabilization at near synchronous altitudes and second to determine the adequacy of theoretical analyses by correlation between simulation results and experimental data. This paper presents, by means of a digital simulation, the expected performance of the spacecraft with the time-lag magnetic damper. This satellite will be the first to use this gravity-gradient stabilization system which, because of its inherent simplicity and absence of moving parts, is particularly applicable to long life satellites.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0665686
Entities
People
- J. M. Whisnant
- P. P. Pardoe
- V. L. Pisacane
Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory