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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Timothy S. Lui, San Pedro, CA (US);
Kangsik Lee, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/24 (2006.01); B64G 1/26 (2006.01); B64G 1/36 (2006.01); B64G 1/66 (2006.01); G05D 1/08 (2006.01); B64G 1/28 (2006.01); B64G 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/242 (2013.01); B64G 1/26 (2013.01); B64G 1/283 (2013.01); B64G 1/285 (2013.01); B64G 1/34 (2013.01); B64G 1/36 (2013.01); B64G 1/66 (2013.01); G05D 1/0883 (2013.01); B64G 2001/245 (2013.01);
Abstract
Energy efficient satellite maneuvering is described herein. One disclosed example method includes maneuvering a satellite that is in an orbit around a space body so that a principle sensitive axis of the satellite is oriented to an orbit frame plane to reduce gravity gradient torques acting upon the satellite. The orbit frame plane is based on an orbit frame vector.