Reaction wheel H / torque

Angular momentum H=Iω and torque T=Iα for ADCS sizing class.

SIDUS educational calculator. Category satellite. Tags: GNC, operations, satellite. Pure SI. Not flight software.

Formula

H = Iω · T = Iα

Reaction wheel momentum

Primary sources

Space Mission Engineering: The New SMAD (Wertz, Everett, Puschell (eds.)): Mission engineering handbook: RF links, constellations, and ops framing.
Spaceflight Dynamics (William E. Wiesel): Relative motion, rendezvous, and phasing context complementary to Vallado/Curtis.
SIDUS pure-SI implementation (sidus.tools): Local pure-function implementations in src/lib/physics (educational, independent reimplementation).

How do AI agents use this tool?

Read /llms.txt or call https://sidus.tools/api/mcp. Open the interactive page for live SI inputs.

Open interactive tool · SIDUS