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Fundamentals of Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control

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The analysis of spacecraft attitude and trajectory motion depends on several environmental models, as does the analysis of sensor measurements. This chapter presents models of the Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere and of the motion of the Sun and its planets as seen from the Earth.

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Notes

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    Some physical theories predict the occurrence of isolated magnetic monopoles, but none has of yet been detected.

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    An extra factor of 4π∕μ0 = 107 is needed to convert to Am2.

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    These recent measurements [11] are about 5 W/m2 lower than previous measurements [5].

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  1. Attitude Control Systems Engineering Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MA, USA

    F. Landis Markley

  2. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo State University of New York, Amherst, NY, USA

    John L. Crassidis

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Markley, F.L., Crassidis, J.L. (2014). Environment Models. In: Fundamentals of Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control. Space Technology Library, vol 33. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0802-8_11

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