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reaction wheel

reaction wheel

Motor-driven wheel whose changing spin helps control a spacecraft's orientation.

All languages

English
reaction wheel
Norwegian
reaksjonshjul
Japanese
リアクションホイール — りあくしょんほいーる — riakushon hoīru
Korean
반작용 휠 — banjagyong hwil
Spanish
rueda de reacción
French
roue de réaction
German
Reaktionsrad

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