Attitude determination and control of LEO microsatellites

• Main Author: Wee, Melisa Toon Cheng.
• Other Authors: Arichandran, K.
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Satellite telecommunication
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/3724
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Attitude Determination and Control System algorithm and code have been developed and tested for the possible use in the proposed X-Sat, a LEO microsatellite of NTU. The X-Sat is currently under development and is expected to be launched in 2005 into a circular orbit at a height of 800km. An Equa...