- A
magnetorquer or
magnetic torquer (also
known as a
torque rod) is a
satellite system for
attitude control, detumbling, and
stabilization built from electromagnetic...
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perform attitude determination and
control include reaction wheels,
magnetorquers, thrusters, star trackers, Sun sensors,
Earth sensors,
angular rate...
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useful payload that can be
delivered to orbit.
These methods include magnetorquers (better
known as
torque rods),
which transfer angular momentum to the...
- via
strong onboard magnets used for p****ive
attitude control (see:
Magnetorquer),
after deploying on
October 28, 2011. This is the
first non-destructive...
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design for use in ****ure
CubeSat missions. The
satellite uses a p****ive
magnetorquer for
attitude control,
consisting of a
large permanent magnet that aligns...
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cameras were used to
establish the
attitude of the satellite, and the
magnetorquer system was used to spin-stabilize the satellite.
During June 2001, gas...
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magnetic field caused the axis of
rotation of TIROS-1 to oscillate. A
magnetorquer was
introduced on TIROS-2 and
maintained through TIROS-8 to
allow 1.5°...
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control over the
satellite by
sending commands ordering the satellite's
magnetorquers to
stabilize its tumbling. This was successful, and
Solar Max went into...
- [citation needed]
Andrews Space Reusable space vehicles; HTHL spacecraft;
magnetorquers[when?] [citation needed] Alén
Space NanoSats and
CubeSats Astranis MicroGEO...
- in SMM's
attitude control system failed,
causing it to rely on its
magnetorquers in
order to
maintain attitude. In this mode, only
three of the seven...
