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Reaction wheels are enabling components for stable pointing of Earth-observation and communications satellites, but the public Canadian project is not tied to an Arctic sensor, constellation or mission.
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Rocket Lab's Toronto operation develops digitally controlled, vacuum-lubricated reaction wheels for satellite attitude control and is extending the family to higher-momentum units for medium-sized spacecraft.
Satellite attitude-control reaction wheel
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Reaction wheels are enabling components for stable pointing of Earth-observation and communications satellites, but the public Canadian project is not tied to an Arctic sensor, constellation or mission.
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