Particularly useful satellite motion is one where same face of satellite always points toward earth; dynamics of flexible earth-pointing satellite consisting of two unsymmetrical, but identical, rigid bodies, connected by massless tether as mass center of assembly moves in circular orbit, is studied; description of dynamical system and governing differential equations for all motions of system; procedure for predicting instability (in Lyapunov sense) of earth-pointing configuration is developed; it is established that elastic and damping properties of tether are immaterial, while tether length and tethering geometry at end bodies are of principal importance. (28370)


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    Titel :

    Stability of two tethered unsymmetrical earth-pointing bodies


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    AIAA J


    Beteiligte:
    Robe, T.R. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    AIAA Journal ; 6 , n 12


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1968


    Format / Umfang :

    7 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


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