Research Article

Spin-Stabilized Spacecrafts: Analytical Attitude Propagation Using Magnetic Torques

Table 2

INPE’s Satellite Control Center Data (index SCC) and computed results with the satellite in circular orbit and under the influence of the residual magnetic torque (index QCR) for declination and right ascension and SCD1 (in degrees).

Day 𝛼 S C C 𝛼 Q C R 𝛼 S C C βˆ’ 𝛼 Q C R 𝛿 S C C 𝛿 Q C R 𝛿 S C C βˆ’ 𝛿 Q C R

22/08/93282.70282.7000079.6479.64000
23/08/93282.67282.7216βˆ’0.051679.3579.6251βˆ’0.2751
24/08/93283.50282.71510.784979.2279.6172βˆ’0.3972
25/08/93283.01282.67370.336378.9579.6182βˆ’0.6682
26/08/93282.43282.5877βˆ’0.157778.7079.6303βˆ’0.9303
27/08/93281.76282.4526βˆ’0.692678.4879.6552βˆ’1.1752
28/08/93281.01282.2631βˆ’1.253178.2779.6940βˆ’1.4240
29/08/93280.18282.0158βˆ’1.8358878.0879.7473βˆ’1.6673
30/08/93279.29281.7091βˆ’2.419177.9179.8140βˆ’1.9040
31/08/93278.34281.3439βˆ’3.003977.7879.8962βˆ’2.1162
01/09/93277.36280.9240βˆ’3.564077.6779.9892βˆ’2.3191