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Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control pp 113–152Cite as

Modeling the Space Environment

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Chapter 4 described models of the appearance, shape, and atmosphere of the Earth. This chapter is concerned with modeling properties of the spacecraft environment that are relevant to attitude determination and control. Sections 5.1 and 5.2 describe the magnetic and gravitational fields of the Earth, although many of the modeling procedures can be extended to other planets as well. Section 5.3 discusses the interplanetary medium known as the solar wind. The remaining three sections discuss models of the position of various objects needed for attitude determination—the spacecraft itself, the Sun, the Moon, the planets, and the stars.

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Wertz, J.R. (1978). Modeling the Space Environment. In: Wertz, J.R. (eds) Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 73. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9907-7_5

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