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The total angular momentumThe total angular momentumThe total angular momentum that a spacecraft may use during its mission lifetime to adjust its attitude, so its payload can point correctly. More that a spacecraft may use during its mission lifetime to adjust its attitude, so its payloadAn assembly of spacecraft components that collect, process, store, and transmit payload-mission and bus-housekeeping data. The communication and data-handling subsystem (CDHS) acts as the ears, brain, and mouth of the spacecraft • It has two primary portions — communication and data handling • It translates raw data from the payloads and subsystems into useful information and sends it to the ground system • Commands from ground controllers generally request information from and give specific instructions to individual subsystems More can pointThe job of the attitude determination and control subsystem (ADCS) is to keep its spacecraft pointed in the right direction. More correctly. More that a spacecraft may use during its mission lifetime to adjust its attitudeThe job of the attitude determination and control subsystemThe job of the attitude determination and control subsystem (ADCS) is to keep its spacecraft pointed in the right direction. More (ADCS) is to keep its spacecraft pointed […]

The job of the attitude determination and control subsystemThe job of the attitude determination and control subsystemThe job of the attitude determination and control subsystem (ADCS) is to keep its spacecraft pointed in the right direction. More (ADCS) is to keep its spacecraft pointed in the right direction. More (ADCS) is to keep its spacecraft pointed in the right direction.