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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the celestial sphere | instance of | with respect to an inertial frame of reference or another entity | 0.80 | text |
| certain fields | instance of | with respect to an inertial frame of reference or another entity | 0.80 | text |
| and nearby objects | instance of | with respect to an inertial frame of reference or another entity | 0.80 | text |
| etc.Controlling vehicle attitude requires actuators to apply the torques needed to orient the vehicle to a desired attitude | instance of | with respect to an inertial frame of reference or another entity | 0.80 | text |
| and algorithms to command the actuators based on the current attitude | instance of | with respect to an inertial frame of reference or another entity | 0.80 | text |
| specification of a desired attitude.Before | instance of | with respect to an inertial frame of reference or another entity | 0.80 | text |
| during attitude control can be performed | instance of | with respect to an inertial frame of reference or another entity | 0.80 | text |
| spacecraft attitude determination must be performed | instance of | with respect to an inertial frame of reference or another entity | 0.80 | text |
| which requires sensors for absolute or relative measurement.The broader integrated field that studies the combination of sensors | instance of | with respect to an inertial frame of reference or another entity | 0.80 | text |
| actuators | instance of | with respect to an inertial frame of reference or another entity | 0.80 | text |
| algorithms is called guidance | instance of | with respect to an inertial frame of reference or another entity | 0.80 | text |
| navigation | instance of | with respect to an inertial frame of reference or another entity | 0.80 | text |
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