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The Motion of Coaxial Bodies of Varying Composition on the Active Leg of Descent

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The motion of a spacecraft (SC) with double rotation and variable mass on the active leg of its descent is considered. The SC consists of two coaxial bodies. The coaxial scheme is used for gyroscopic stabilization of the SC longitudinal axis by the method of partial spin-up. The equations of spatial motion of coaxial bodies of varying composition are derived and approximate solutions for the angles of spatial orientation are found. The condition of decreasing amplitude of nutation oscillations is obtained, which allows the estimation of efficiency of the stabilization by partial spin-up. The errors in the magnitude and direction of the vector of braking thrust are also determined.

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  1. Korolev Samara State Aerospace University, Samara, Russia

    V. S. Aslanov & A. V. Doroshin

  2. State Research and Production Rocket-Space Center “TsSKB-Progress,”, Samara, Russia

    G. E. Kruglov

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Translated from Kosmicheskie Issledovaniya, Vol. 43, No. 3, 2005, pp. 224–232.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Aslanov, Doroshin, Kruglov.

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Aslanov, V.S., Doroshin, A.V. & Kruglov, G.E. The Motion of Coaxial Bodies of Varying Composition on the Active Leg of Descent. Cosmic Res 43, 213–221 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10604-005-0037-1

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