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by eT8AZithxooKei6 1979 days ago
> "Passive magnetic attitude stabilization was performed by carrying two bar magnets to align with the Earth's magnetic field in order to provide a favorable antenna footprint."

Wow! I heard of this technique recently but I didn't realize it had already been deployed so long ago.

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Dad is credited with developing that part of it!