Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1764860 | Advances in Space Research | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Analysis of the 892 passes (September 26, 2009-June 18, 2012) shows precession of the spin axis around orientation of the along track vector calculated at the launch epoch of the satellite RA = 9h16m39s, Dec = 43.1°. The spin period of BLITS remains stable with the mean value Tmean = 5.613 s, RMS = 11 ms. The incident angle between the spin axis and the symmetry axis of the body changes within 60° range.
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Authors
D. Kucharski, G. Kirchner, H.-C. Lim, F. Koidl,