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| Title: | Mass property measurements of the Mars Science Laboratory Rover |
| Authors: | Fields, Keith |
| Keywords: | center of gravity
mass
moment of inertia
spacecraft
product of inertia
rover |
| Issue Date: | 5-Nov-2012 |
| Publisher: | Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2012. |
| Citation: | 27th Space Simulation Conference, Annapolis, Maryland, November 5-8, 2012 |
| Abstract: | The NASA/JPL Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft mass properties were measured on a spin balance table prior to launch. This paper discusses the requirements and issues encountered with the setup, qualification, and testing using the spin balance table, and the idiosyncrasies encountered with the test system. The final mass measurements were made in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at Kennedy Space Center on the fully assembled and fueled spacecraft. This set of environmental tests required that the control system for the spin balance machine be at a remote location, which posed additional challenges to the operation of the machine |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2014/42953 |
| Appears in Collections: | JPL TRS 1992+
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