Space station position control arrangement - contains electrically-driven reaction wheels and pivotable magnetic moment controllers for compensating disturbance moments

摘要

A space station position control arrangement, esp. for an Earth-pointing asymmetrical space platform with electrical control elements, contains a combination of electrically driven reaction wheels for the compensation of periodic disturbing moments and pivotable magnetic moment controllers (8, 8') for compensation of non-periodic disturbance moments. The arrangement contains a sensor and a drive which continuously hold the magnetic moment controllers in a position perpendicular to the current direction of the Earth's magnetic field.