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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans-Jurgen Guenther, Bremen, DE;
Joachim Nauck, Bremen, DE;
Udo Renner, Leiden, DE;
Wigbert Fehse, Lisse, DE;
Assignee:
ERNO Raumfahrttechnik GmbH, Bremen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
244168 ; 244173 ;
Abstract
The attitude control is provided under utilization of the solar wind in that the effective surface area of solar panels facing the sun is controlled in accordance with certain rules of asymmetry and under utilization of pulling cable so that an imbalance in received solar pressure is utilized to change the attitude of the satellite.