Table 9 Sensors and actuators according to each AOCS mode (2)
| Standby | Momentum dumping | SST | Thrust | Safety |
Detumbling | Sun-pointing |
MEMS Gyro | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | △ | △ |
MEMS magnetometer | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
Analog sun sensor | ○ | ○ | △ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
Star tracker | ○/× | ○ | ○ | ○ | × | × |
GPS | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | × | × |
MTQ | × | ○ | × | × | ○ | ○ |
Reaction wheel | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | × | × |
Thruster | × | × | × | ○ | × | × |
Attitude determination | EKF | B estimator, EKF | EKF | EKF | - | Angular estimator |
Attitude control | 3-axis | 3-axis | 3-axis | 3-axis | B-dot | 2-axis |
SST, solid state telescope; EKF, extended Kalman filter.