An IRU for Cassini

Gresham, L. L.; Litty, E. C.; Toole, P. R.; Beisecker, D. R.

NASA NTRS · 20060036445

An IRU for Cassini

Gresham, L. L.·Litty, E. C.·Toole, P. R.·Beisecker, D. R.

Abstract

The JPL Inertial Reference Unit (IRU) is the single most sophisticated assembly on the Cassini Spacecraft. At the core of the IRU is the state-of-the-art, Litton (formerly Delco) Hemispherical Resonator Gyroscope (HRG). Launched in October 1997, Cassini's trajectory utilizes gravity assist manuevers around Venus (twice), Earth, and Jupiter over a seven year period, arriving at Saturn in June 2004.

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Gresham, L. L., Litty, E. C., Toole, P. R., Beisecker, D. R.. 1996-08-06. An IRU for Cassini. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060036445

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