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In aerospace engineering, spin stabilization is a method of stabilizing a satellite or launch vehicle by means of spin, i.e. rotation along the longitudinal axis.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 24 relations: Aerospace engineering, Angular momentum, Aryabhata (satellite), Ballistics, Gyroscope, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Juno (spacecraft), Jupiter-C, Launch vehicle, Minotaur V, NASA, Pioneer 10, Pioneer 11, Pioneer 4, Rifling, Rotation, Satellite, Schiaparelli EDM, Spacecraft attitude control, Star (rocket stage), Star 48, Trace Gas Orbiter, Yo-yo de-spin, 1959 in spaceflight.

  2. Spacecraft attitude control
  3. Spaceflight technology

Aerospace engineering

Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft.

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Angular momentum

Angular momentum (sometimes called moment of momentum or rotational momentum) is the rotational analog of linear momentum.

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Aryabhata (satellite)

Aryabhata was India's first satellite,"Aryabhata" in The New Encyclopædia Britannica.

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Ballistics

Ballistics is the field of mechanics concerned with the launching, flight behaviour and impact effects of projectiles, especially ranged weapon munitions such as bullets, unguided bombs, rockets or the like; the science or art of designing and accelerating projectiles so as to achieve a desired performance.

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Gyroscope

A gyroscope (from Ancient Greek γῦρος gŷros, "round" and σκοπέω skopéō, "to look") is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity.

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) in La Cañada Flintridge, California, Crescenta Valley, United States.

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Juno (spacecraft)

Juno is a NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter.

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Jupiter-C

The Jupiter-C was an American research and development vehicle developed from the Jupiter-A. Jupiter-C was used for three uncrewed sub-orbital spaceflights in 1956 and 1957 to test re-entry nosecones that were later to be deployed on the more advanced PGM-19 Jupiter mobile missile.

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Launch vehicle

A launch vehicle is typically a rocket-powered vehicle designed to carry a payload (a crewed spacecraft or satellites) from Earth's surface or lower atmosphere to outer space.

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Minotaur V

Minotaur V is an American expendable launch system derived from the Minotaur IV, itself a derivative of the LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.

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Pioneer 10

Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is a NASA space probe launched in 1972 that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter.

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Pioneer 11

Pioneer 11 (also known as Pioneer G) is a NASA robotic space probe launched on April 5, 1973, to study the asteroid belt, the environment around Jupiter and Saturn, the solar wind, and cosmic rays.

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Pioneer 4

Pioneer 4 was an American spin-stabilized uncrewed spacecraft launched as part of the Pioneer program on a lunar flyby trajectory and into a heliocentric orbit making it the first probe of the United States to escape from the Earth's gravity.

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Rifling

Rifling is the term for helical grooves machined into the internal surface of a firearms's barrel for imparting a spin to a projectile to improve its aerodynamic stability and accuracy.

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Rotation

Rotation or rotational motion is the circular movement of an object around a central line, known as axis of rotation.

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Satellite

A satellite or artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body.

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Schiaparelli EDM

Schiaparelli EDM was a failed Entry, Descent, and Landing Demonstrator Module (EDM) of the ExoMars programme—a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos.

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Spacecraft attitude control

Spacecraft attitude control is the process of controlling the orientation of a spacecraft (vehicle or satellite) with respect to an inertial frame of reference or another entity such as the celestial sphere, certain fields, and nearby objects, etc.

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Star (rocket stage)

The Star is a family of US solid-propellant rocket motors originally developed by Thiokol and used by many space propulsion and launch vehicle stages.

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Star 48

The Star 48 is the largest of a family of solid rocket motors used by many space propulsion and launch vehicle stages, almost exclusively as an upper stage.

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Trace Gas Orbiter

The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO or ExoMars Orbiter) is a collaborative project between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Roscosmos agency that sent an atmospheric research orbiter and the ''Schiaparelli'' demonstration lander to Mars in 2016 as part of the European-led ExoMars programme.

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Yo-yo de-spin

A yo-yo de-spin mechanism is a device used to reduce the spin of satellites, typically soon after launch.

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1959 in spaceflight

Luna 1 was the first spacecraft to leave the gravitational influence of Earth.

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See also

Spacecraft attitude control

Spaceflight technology

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_stabilization

Also known as Spin stabilisation, Spin-stabilisation, Spin-stabilization, Spin-stabilized.