Spin-Stabilized Spacecrafts: Analytical Attitude Propagation Using Magnetic Torques

Table 7

INPE’s Satellite Control Center Data (index SCC) and computed results with the satellite in elliptical orbit and under the influence of the residual magnetic torque (index QER) for declination and right ascension and SCD2 (in degrees).

Day	𝛼SCC	𝛼QER	𝛼SCC−𝛼QER	𝛿SCC	𝛿QER	𝛿SCC−𝛿QER
12/02/02	278.71	278.710000	0.0000	63.47	63.470000	0.0000
13/02/02	278.73	278.709999	0.0200	63.45	63.469998	−0.0200
14/02/02	278.74	278.710000	0.0300	63.42	63.470002	−0.0500
15/02/02	278.74	278.710000	0.0300	63.39	63.470005	−0.0800
16/02/02	278.72	278.709999	0.0100	63.36	63.470002	−0.1100
17/02/02	278.68	278.709999	−0.0300	63.33	63.470000	−0.1400
18/02/02	278.63	278.710000	−0.0800	63.31	63.470003	−0.1600
19/02/02	278.57	278.710001	−0.1400	63.29	63.470006	−0.1800
20/02/02	278.50	278.710000	−0.2100	63.27	63.470004	−0.2000
21/02/02	278.42	278.709999	−0.2900	63.25	63.470000	−0.2200
22/02/02	278.33	278.710000	−0.3800	63.24	63.470002	−0.2300
23/02/02	278.23	278.710002	−0.4800	63.23	63.470006	−0.2400