Planetary spacecraft as optical instrument platformsThe pointing system, telemetry rate, thermal control, power, command, and available mass of planetary spacecraft are described. A comparison of the pointing and stability capabilities of the three-axis stabilized spacecraft and the spin stabilized spacecraft is presented. The development of a hybrid spacecraft, which combines the spin and three-axis design, is examined. The attitude control and articulation system, and the instruments of the Galileo, a hybrid spacecraft, are analyzed.
Document ID
19860034802
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Vescelus, F. E. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Dunne, J. A. (California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)