A simulation shows RCDs can prevent saturation of two reaction wheels on a rigid solar sail in a 700 km Sun-synchronous orbit, with the third wheel needing a different actuator.
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Attitude Control of Solar Sail with Reflectivity Control Devices
A simulation shows RCDs can prevent saturation of two reaction wheels on a rigid solar sail in a 700 km Sun-synchronous orbit, with the third wheel needing a different actuator.