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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Mathematical Problems in Engineering Volume 2009, Article ID 242396, 18 pages doi:10.1155/2009/242396 Research Article Spin-Stabilized Spacecrafts: Analytical Attitude Propagation Using Magnetic Torques 1 ´ 2 Roberta Veloso Garcia, Maria Cecılia F. P. S. Zanardi, ´ 1 and Helio Koiti Kuga 1 Space Mechanic and Control Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Sao Paulo, Sao Jose dos Campos 12227-010, Brazil ˜ ´ 2 Department of Mathematics, Group of Orbital Dynamics and Planetology, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Sao Paulo, Guaratingueta 12516-410, Brazil ´ Correspondence should be addressed to Roberta Veloso Garcia, rvelosogarcia@.br Received 28 July 2009; Accepted 4 November 2009 Recommended by Antonio Prado An analytical approach for spin-stabilized satellites attitude propagation is presented, considering the influence of the residual magnetic torque and eddy currents torque. It is assumed two approaches to examine the influence of external torques acting during the motion of the satellite, with the Earth’s magnetic field described by the quadripole model. In the first approach is included only the residual magnetic torque in the motion equations, with the satellites in circular or elliptical orbit. In the second approach only the eddy currents torque is analyzed, with the satellite in circular orbit. The inclusion of these torques on the dynamic equations of spin stabilized satellites yields the conditions to derive an analytical solution. The solutions show that residual torque does