Communications Technology Satellite (CTS) postlaunch report

摘要

The support is described which was provided by the Goddard Space Flight Center Attitude Determination and Control Section and its contractor, Computer Sciences Corp., during the two weeks immediately following the launch of the Communications Technology Satellite on 17 Jan. 1976. Results concerning attitude sensor performance, attitude and bias determination, and attitude control system performance are presented. Included also are brief descriptions of the spinning attitude sensors and attitude control system and their final alignment data.