The first assessment is made of the design requirements and conceptual definition of a front end kit to be transported on the currently defined Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV) and the Space Transportation System Shuttle Orbiter, to conduct remote, teleoperated recovery of disabled and noncontrollable, tumbling satellites. Previous studies did not quantify the dynamic characteristics of a tumbling satellite, nor did they appear to address the full spectrum of Tumbling Satellite Recovery systems requirements. Both of these aspects are investigated with useful results.


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    Title :

    Concept Definition Study for Recovery of Tumbling Satellites. Volume 1: Executive Summary, Study Results


    Contributors:
    D. A. Cable (author) / W. L. Derocher (author) / J. A. Cathcart (author) / M. G. Keeley (author) / L. Madayev (author)

    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    212 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English