Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics

Introduction Rotational Kinematics Attitude Motion Equations Attitude Dynamics of a Rigid Body Effect of Internal Energy Dissipation on the Directional Stability of Spinning Bodies Directional Stability of Multispin Vehicles Effect of Internal Energy Dissipation on the Directional Stability of Gyrostats Spacecraft Torques Gravitational Stabilization Spin Stabilization in Orbit Dual-Stabilization in Orbit: Gyrostats and Bias Momentum Satellites Appendixes References Index.