Miniature inertial measurement unit (MIMU)

Miniature inertial measurement unit (MIMU) is an inertial measurement unit (IMU) developed and built by Honeywell International to control and stabilize spacecraft during mission operations. MIMUs can also be configured to perform as an inertial reference unit (IRU). MIMUs have been flown on GEO, Low Earth orbit (LEO), planetary missions and deep-space-probe applications.

Contents

1 Missions
2 Notes and references
3 External links

Missions

Geostationary (GEO) missions

Spacebus

Low-Earth orbiting (LEO) Missions

Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)

Planetary missions

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter^[1] – launched in 2005 on a mission to study the planet Mars
STEREO^[2] – launched in 2006 on a mission to study the Sun
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter^[3] – launched in 2009 on a mission to study the Moon

Deep-space-probe missions

New Horizons – launched in 2006 on a mission to study the planet Pluto

Notes and references

^ "Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Design Approach for High-Resolution Surface Imaging". PDF. American Astronautical Society. http://trs-new.jpl.nasa.gov/dspace/bitstream/2014/37230/1/03-0246.pdf. Retrieved 2006-07-29.
^ "Honeywell To Provide Miniature Inertial Measurement Units For STEREO Spacecraft". Web. Honeywell International, Inc.. http://www.honeywell.com/en/aerospace/announcement_details.jsp?rowID=115&docID=3995&catID=2. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
^ "NASA GSFC Solicitation: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Intertial (LRO) Reference Unit (IRU)". Web. Moon Today. http://www.moontoday.net/news/viewsr.html?pid=19234. Retrieved 2006-11-01.

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