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  • Two of the three reaction wheels (for manoeuvring, SumbandilaSat has magnetic torquer rods, three reaction wheels, and a propulsion system with a small thruster), namely the Z-axis and the Y-axis wheels, cannot be used anymore, probably owing to a power distribution system failure.

    Engineering News | Home Keith Campbell 2010

  • There's talk of simply replacing the transmission with a welded-on short shaft and going with direct drive, which might work just fine with a grunty torquer of an FE motor.

    Jalopnik Murilee Martin 2010

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