A fault tolerant design for autonomous attitude control of the DSCS-III communication satelliteThe first of a new series of satellites, which will provide the principal elements in the Defense Space Communications System (DSCS), was launched on Oct. 31, 1982. This satellite, DSCS-III, is part of a system which will consist of super-high frequency communications satellites in synchronous, equatorial orbits, continuously operating in four widely separate geographic regions. The DSCS-III is designed both to maintain critical communications in the presence of an electronic jamming threat and to survive nuclear radiation exposure. The results of the present investigation are to provide a basis for the design of a spacecraft tolerant of on-board failures, survivable against external threats, and capable of performing its mission autonomously for periods as long as six months.
Document ID
19830060516
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Matijevic, J. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Mettler, E. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Automated Systems Section, Pasadena CA, United States)