Satellite: Euler Angles

The attitude of the vehicle (i.e., the rotation between the vehicle's body axes and the vehicle' central body's inertial frame) expressed using Euler angles. Euler angles use a sequence of three rotations starting from a reference coordinate frame. The rotations are performed in succession: each rotation is relative to the frame resulting from any previous rotations. The sequence of three rotations is indicated by a integer sequence where the X axis is 1, Y axis is 2, and Z axis is 3. For example, a 313 sequence uses Z, then the new X, and then finally the newest Z axis.

Type: Time-varying data

Availability: Reports | Graphs | Dynamic Displays | Strip Charts

Name Description
Seq 121 The Euler angle rotation sequence defined by successive rotations about the X axis, then the new Y axis, and then finally about the newest X axis.
Seq 123 The Euler angle rotation sequence defined by successive rotations about the X axis, then the new Y axis, and then finally about the newest Z axis.
Seq 131 The Euler angle rotation sequence defined by successive rotations about the X axis, then the new Z axis, and then finally about the newest X axis.
Seq 132 The Euler angle rotation sequence defined by successive rotations about the X axis, then the new Z axis, and then finally about the newest Y axis.
Seq 212 The Euler angle rotation sequence defined by successive rotations about the Y axis, then the new X axis, and then finally about the newest Y axis.
Seq 213 The Euler angle rotation sequence defined by successive rotations about the Y axis, then the new X axis, and then finally about the newest Z axis.
Seq 231 The Euler angle rotation sequence defined by successive rotations about the Y axis, then the new Z axis, and then finally about the newest X axis.
Seq 232 The Euler angle rotation sequence defined by successive rotations about the Y axis, then the new Z axis, and then finally about the newest Y axis.
Seq 312 The Euler angle rotation sequence defined by successive rotations about the Z axis, then the new X axis, and then finally about the newest Y axis.
Seq 313 The Euler angle rotation sequence defined by successive rotations about the Z axis, then the new X axis, and then finally about the newest Z axis.
Seq 321 The Euler angle rotation sequence defined by successive rotations about the Z axis, then the new Y axis, and then finally about the newest X axis.
Seq 323 The Euler angle rotation sequence defined by successive rotations about the Z axis, then the new Y axis, and then finally about the newest Z axis.

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