Reaction Control System
E837365
The Reaction Control System is a spacecraft subsystem of small thrusters used to control attitude and make fine adjustments to a vehicle’s position and orientation in space.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
spacecraft attitude control subsystem
ⓘ
spacecraft propulsion subsystem ⓘ |
| canPerform |
attitude hold
ⓘ
attitude slews ⓘ momentum unloading ⓘ orbital trim maneuvers ⓘ |
| controls |
spacecraft lateral translation
ⓘ
spacecraft longitudinal translation ⓘ spacecraft pitch ⓘ spacecraft roll ⓘ spacecraft vertical translation ⓘ spacecraft yaw ⓘ |
| designedFor |
precise impulse control
ⓘ
rapid response ⓘ redundancy and fault tolerance ⓘ |
| developedFor |
crewed spacecraft
ⓘ
planetary probes ⓘ uncrewed satellites ⓘ |
| hasPart |
control electronics
ⓘ
feed lines ⓘ pressurization system ⓘ propellant tanks ⓘ small rocket thrusters ⓘ thruster mounting structures ⓘ valves ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
gyroscopes
ⓘ
inertial measurement units ⓘ onboard flight computer ⓘ star trackers ⓘ |
| isCriticalFor |
antenna pointing
ⓘ
safe reentry orientation for crewed spacecraft ⓘ solar array pointing ⓘ spacecraft pointing accuracy ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
spacecraft exterior
ⓘ
spacecraft nose or aft sections ⓘ spacecraft service module ⓘ |
| mustWithstand |
thermal cycling in space
ⓘ
vibration and launch loads ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
microgravity environment
ⓘ
vacuum of space ⓘ |
| requires | guidance, navigation, and control system commands ⓘ |
| usedFor |
attitude control
ⓘ
desaturation of reaction wheels ⓘ fine trajectory adjustments ⓘ rendezvous and docking maneuvers ⓘ spacecraft orientation control ⓘ station-keeping maneuvers ⓘ translation control ⓘ |
| uses |
bipropellant fuel-oxidizer combinations
ⓘ
chemical propellant ⓘ monopropellant hydrazine ⓘ pressurant gas ⓘ |
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