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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2005
H. Grant Wang, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Rongsheng LI, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
H. Grant Wang, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Rongsheng Li, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for, and method of recovering a solar-powered spacecraft from an anomaly that renders the attitude of the spacecraft unknown includes maintaining a power-safe attitude by switching between two orthogonal axes using solar panel current sensors. The system and method may also include simultaneously determining spacecraft attitude using a star sensor. The system is applicable to spacecraft operating in a solar wing-stowed configuration.
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