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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2002
Applicants:
Hanching Grant Wang, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Richard A. Fowell, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Che-hang C. Ih, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hanching Grant Wang, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Richard A. Fowell, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Che-Hang C. Ih, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03H 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for controlling the attitude and momentum of a spacecraft while deploying an appendage from the spacecraft. The method uses solar tacking and similar techniques to produce differential solar torques that are used to control the momentum and attitude of the spacecraft during the appendage deployment.