Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
A technical description of the design and analysis of the Earth Pointing Safe Hold mode (EPSHM) for the Ocean Topography Experiment (TOPEX) satellite is presented. The EPSHM serves as the primary hardwired analog backup controller for safe-haven satellite operations in the event of on-orbit anomalies. The EPSHM is a modified version of the baseline Multimission Modular Satellite (MMS) EPSHM used on the Landsat-4 mission. Modifications to the MMS baseline EPSHM used on Landsat-4 were required to satisfy the unique TOPEX operational requirements. One such TOPEX operational requirement is that the EPSHM provide a spacecraft yaw-axis slewing capability to maintain adequate illumination of the solar array. The EPSHM architecture, constituent hardware components, performance requirements and predicted on-orbit performance are described.
Keywords:
SPACECRAFT DESIGN, TESTING AND PERFORMANCE
Type:
AAS PAPER 89-005
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Annual Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference; Feb 04, 1989 - Feb 08, 1989; Keystone, CO; United States
Format:
text
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