satellite stabilisé sur ses 3 axes
- Domaine
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- astronautique
Terme :
- satellite stabilisé sur ses 3 axes n. m.
Traductions
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anglais
Auteur : Taillefer, Yves,Définition
Such configuration use spinning momentum wheels suspended in the stationary body of the satellite.
Notes :
The gyroscopic effects of the heavy wheels being used to keep the satellite pointing stably at the Earth.
The satellite body thus becomes a fixed platform on which larger and more complex equipment can be mounted.
Body-stabilised satellites can also use deployable solar panels several metres long which provide a large area for the mounting of high-output solar cells, all of which are continuously illuminated.Terme :
- body-stabilised configuration