3-axis stabilized spacecraft

3 axis stabilization is a design feature of most modern spacecraft whereby the spacecraft utilizes sensor readings to determine how actuators on the spacecraft can be used to keep it in a desired attitude, or orientation in space.

See also

• Spin-stabilized satellite
• Attitude dynamics and control
• Flight dynamics (spacecraft)

References

• "Attitude and Articulation Control Subsystems (AACS)". Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/basics/bsf11-2.html. Retrieved 2008-08-02.