Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,597,142 · App. 08/398,981
Spacecraft acquisition of orientation by scan of earth sensor field of view
Inventors:
Yat Fai Leung, Scott W. Tilley
Patented Case
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Granted: Jan 28, 1997
Filed: Mar 6, 1995
Inventors
Yat Fai Leung
Scott W. Tilley
Assignee (at issue)
Space Systems/Loral, LLC
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