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How Jets Are Used to Attitude Control Satellites – Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder



The Royal Institution

Controlling the orientation of an object is called attitude control. Leonard Maunders shows how small jets are used to control the attitude of satellites.
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Watch the full second lecture of the series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1983/machines-in-motion/gathering-momentum?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_term=description

Leonard Maunder gave the 1983 Christmas Lectures “Machines in Motion” about motion on all scales – from atoms to locomotives to spaceships.

His second lecture looks at how Newton’s laws apply to motion, with examples such as bows and arrows, rockets, and gyroscopes.

Watch the full series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1983/machines-in-motion?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_term=description

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15 thoughts on “How Jets Are Used to Attitude Control Satellites – Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder
  1. I love these old clips
    But it's interesting how they become more enjoyable the less stuffy the lecturer
    I'm looking forward to this year's one. Who is doing it?

  2. The ECS is supremely better into demonstrating how complicated motion is, but RCS makes for better demonstration. You should have left both systems though.

  3. So, satellites are controlled at quite a merry pace? What a swell idea! Be careful while mounting a chair, there are children in the auditorium!

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