Preliminary results of the determination of the orientation of Interkosmos-17 AUOS

An algorithm for determining the orientation of the Interkosmos-17 automatic multipurpose orbital station is discussed. The graphs provided show variations of the satellite's orientation, relative to a given orientation in an orbital system of coordinates

Evolution of the rotation of an artificial earth satellite under the influence of a perturbing moment which is constant in fixed axes

The change in the modulus of the vector of the kinetic moment of a satellite which is noted during the determination of the actual orientation of an artificial earth is discussed. The change is due to the presence of a small perturbing moment, which is constant in fixed axes relative to the satellite. It is also shown that the averaged equations in this problem can be integrated