Control system for executing a safing mode sequence in a spacecraft
US11338944B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/50
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control system configured to execute a safing mode sequence for a spacecraft is disclosed. The control system includes one or more star trackers that each include a field of view to capture light from a plurality of space objects surrounding the celestial body. The control system also includes one or more actuators, one or more processors in electronic communication with the one or more actuators, and a memory coupled to the one or more processors. The memory stores data into a database and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the control system to determine a current attitude of the spacecraft, and re-orient the spacecraft from a current attitude into a momentum neutral attitude.
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