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Compton Gamma Ray Observatory Lifetime Reduced by ADCS Failure

Compton Gamma Ray Observatory Lifetime Reduced by ADCS Failure. At 35,000 lbs, CGRO was the largest LEO spacecraft ever launched on the Shuttle Launched April 5, 1991 Rate gyro failed Dec 6, 1999 (probably bearing failure )

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Compton Gamma Ray Observatory Lifetime Reduced by ADCS Failure

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  1. Compton Gamma Ray ObservatoryLifetime Reduced by ADCS Failure • At 35,000 lbs, CGRO was the largest LEO spacecraft ever launched on the Shuttle • Launched April 5, 1991 • Rate gyro failed Dec 6, 1999(probably bearing failure) • NASA decided to initiatereentry to avoid the possibility of uncontrolledreentry in the event of future failures • Re-entered June 4, 2000 http://pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/spacesci/structure/reentry.htm

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