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NASA-LLIS-0409

Lessons Learned - Voyager Gyro Swap During Launch Phase (1977)

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Organization: NASA
Publication Date: 24 June 1996
Status: active
Page Count: 3
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Abstract:

Because the Voyager 2 failure protection logic was unnecessarily enabled during launch, transient gyro outputs triggered a series of alarming "gyro swaps." Careful attention should be given to preclude the possibility of spurious inputs triggering unwanted events when the protection logic is enabled.

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NASA-LLIS-0409
June 24, 1996
Lessons Learned - Voyager Gyro Swap During Launch Phase (1977)
Abstract: Because the Voyager 2 failure protection logic was unnecessarily enabled during launch, transient gyro outputs triggered a series of alarming "gyro swaps." Careful attention should be...
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