Sun search desgin for the Psyche spacecraft

Cervantes, Daniel; Lai, Peter C.; Manka, Alex; Ratnaparkhi, Aditi; Turner, Eric

dc.contributor.author	Cervantes, Daniel
dc.contributor.author	Lai, Peter C.
dc.contributor.author	Manka, Alex
dc.contributor.author	Ratnaparkhi, Aditi
dc.contributor.author	Turner, Eric
dc.date.accessioned	2021-03-31T18:03:35Z
dc.date.available	2021-03-31T18:03:35Z
dc.date.issued	2019-08-11
dc.identifier.citation	2019 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Portland, Maine, August 11-13, 2019	en_US
dc.identifier.clearanceno	19-4488
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2014/51653
dc.description.abstract	Psyche is a scientific mission to explore the large asteroid (16) Psyche that orbits the Sun at ~3 AU. Managed by JPL, it is the first instance of Maxar’s product line of geosynchronous communication satellites being repurposed for deep space. This paper presents the design of a unique sun sensor configuration for Safe Mode of the spacecraft. It enables quick, robust, and propellant-efficient safing while leveraging sensors, avionics, and algorithms that have extensive, flight-proven heritages	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	NASA/JPL	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2019	en_US
dc.title	Sun search desgin for the Psyche spacecraft	en_US
dc.type	Preprint	en_US