Which outcome occurs when a satellite's reaction wheels saturate near rotational limits?

💡 Explanation

Saturated reaction wheels demand correction to prevent loss of attitude control via momentum dumping; this uses thrusters because momentum must bleed into the external environment, therefore thrusters are triggered rather than other electrical or communication systems failing immediately.

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