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Accurate Modelling the Attitude of the GaiaSatellite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

C. Turon ,
F. Meynadier ,
F. Arenou ,
D. Risquez ,
R. Keil ,
F. van Leeuwen  and
A.G.A. Brown
D. Risquez
Affiliation:
Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, The Netherlands
R. Keil
Affiliation:
ZARM, Bremen, Germany
F. van Leeuwen
Affiliation:
IoA, Cambridge, UK
A.G.A. Brown
Affiliation:
Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, The Netherlands
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Abstract

The Gaia Attitude Model (GAM) is a simulation package that is developed to achieve adetailed understanding of the Gaia spacecraft attitude. It takes into account externalphysical effects and considers internal hardware components controlling the satellite. Themain goal of the Gaia mission is to obtain extremely accurate astrometry, and thisrequires a good knowledge of Gaia’s behaviour as a spinning rigid body under the influenceof various disturbances.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 45: GAIA: At the Frontiers of Astrometry , 2010 , pp. 47 - 52
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2011

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