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The satellite is usually regarded as a point mass in the restricted problem of three bodies. In this paper, the satellite is regarded as an axially symmetric rigid body with its center of mass placed at L 4. A condition for a stable attitude is found when the body is at rest relative to the primaries with the axis of symmetry lying in the orbital plane.
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Kane, T. R. and Marsh, E. L.: 1971, Celes. Mech 4, 78–90.
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Robinson, W.J. (1973). Attitude Stability of a Satellite in the Restricted Three-Body Problem. In: Tapley, B.D., Szebehely, V. (eds) Recent Advances in Dynamical Astronomy. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 39. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2611-6_42
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