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Miniature inertial measurement unit (MIMU) is an inertial measurement unit (IMU) developed and built by Honeywell International{{cite journal |url=https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/2583/0000/Space-qualified-GPS-receiver-and-MIMU-for-an-autonomous-on/10.1117/12.228600.short |title=Space-qualified GPS receiver and MIMU for an autonomous on-board guidance and navigation package |date=15 December 1995 |author1=B. Garavelli |author2=L. Marradi |author3=A. Morgan |editor-first1=Hiroyuki |editor-first2=Martin N. |editor-last1=Fujisada |editor-last2=Sweeting |volume=2583 |journal=Advanced and Next-Generation Satellites |pages=539–547 |doi=10.1117/12.228600|bibcode=1995SPIE.2583..539G |s2cid=111168226 }} to control and stabilize spacecraft during mission operations. MIMUs can also be configured to perform as an inertial reference unit (IRU). MIMUs have been flown on GEO, Low Earth orbit (LEO), planetary missions and deep-space-probe applications.

Missions

=Geostationary (GEO) missions=

=Low-Earth orbiting (LEO) Missions=

=Planetary missions=

  • Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter{{cite web | title=Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Design Approach for High-Resolution Surface Imaging | work=PDF | publisher=American Astronautical Society | url=http://trs-new.jpl.nasa.gov/dspace/bitstream/2014/37230/1/03-0246.pdf | accessdate=2006-07-29 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227062102/http://trs-new.jpl.nasa.gov/dspace/bitstream/2014/37230/1/03-0246.pdf | archivedate=2009-02-27 }} – launched in 2005 on a mission to study the planet Mars
  • STEREO{{cite web|title=Honeywell To Provide Miniature Inertial Measurement Units For STEREO Spacecraft |work=Web |publisher=Honeywell International, Inc. |url=http://www.honeywell.com/en/aerospace/announcement_details.jsp?rowID=115&docID=3995&catID=2 |accessdate=2006-10-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051125023147/http://www.honeywell.com/en/aerospace/announcement_details.jsp?rowID=115&docID=3995&catID=2 |archivedate=November 25, 2005 }} – launched in 2006 on a mission to study the Sun
  • Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter{{cite web | title=NASA GSFC Solicitation: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Intertial (LRO) Reference Unit (IRU) | work=Web | publisher=Moon Today | url=http://www.moontoday.net/news/viewsr.html?pid=19234 | accessdate=2006-11-01 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060220134052/http://www.moontoday.net/news/viewsr.html?pid=19234 | archivedate=2006-02-20 }} – launched in 2009 on a mission to study the Moon

=Deep-space-probe missions=

Notes and references

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20061017083208/http://www.caravan-ny.com/sat_mimu.html Images of Miniature Inertial Measurement Unit (MIMU)]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312053749/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/990525441.html?dids=990525441:990525441&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+20%2C+2006&author=KRIS+HUNDLEY&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=1.D&desc=OF+SPACE+AND+TIME OF SPACE AND TIME – St. Pete Times Story (2006-02-06)]
  • [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wLENAAAAIBAJ&sjid=03IDAAAAIBAJ&dq=of%20space%20and%20time%20honeywell%20international&pg=5927%2C5783630 OF SPACE AND TIME – St. Petersburg Times Newspaper Page]
  • [http://www.honeywell.com/sites/aero/Guidance-Navigation3_C1A989F3F-A4B1-6EB3-28F6-973FFC765B98_HAC168944-9AE1-9FCE-7451-C26B426F2212.htm Honeywell Satellite Guidance & Attitude Control]
  • [http://www51.honeywell.com/aero/common/documents/myaerospacecatalog-documents/MIMU.pdf Honeywell Miniature Inertial Measurement Unit (MIMU) Specification Brochure]

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