METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOLAR TACKING MOMENTUM MAINTENANCE IN LONG-DURATION DEPLOYMENT OF A LARGE REFLECTOR
Patent №
US 7,025,307
Granted
2006-04-11
Filed 2002
Owner
THE BOEING COMPANY
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Assignment
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Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
10318715
A method and an apparatus for controlling the attitude and momentum of a spacecraft while deploying an appendage from the spacecraft. The method uses solar tacking and similar techniques to produce differential solar torques that are used to control the momentum and attitude of the spacecraft during the appendage deployment.
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Ownership
THE BOEING COMPANY
assignment · 135830753
Assignors
WANG, HANCHING G., FOWELL, RICHARD A., IH, CHE-HANG C.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.