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Attitude Determination And Control Of Arksat-1, Jared Gilliam Dec 2020

Attitude Determination And Control Of Arksat-1, Jared Gilliam

Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses

ARKSAT-1 is a nanosatellite developed at the University of Arkansas as part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI). The goal of ARKSAT-1 is to utilize an LED emitter paired with a ground-based tracking system to perform measurements of the composition of the atmosphere using spectroscopy. As part of its function, it is imperative that the satellite is able to control its orientation so that the emitter is aligned as closely as possible with the ground tracker. To do this, the attitude control system of ARKSAT-1 uses magnetic actuators to create a torque on the satellite by interacting with Earth’s magnetic …


Celebrating 90-Orbits Around The Sun, Stafford Air & Space Museum Sep 2020

Celebrating 90-Orbits Around The Sun, Stafford Air & Space Museum

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In celebration of the 90th birthday of Oklahoma astronaut and aerospace legend, Gen. Thomas P. Stafford, the Stafford Air & Space Museum in Weatherford, Oklahoma is offering free admission on September 17th, 2020.


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