The SKYHOOK program was used to do simulations of two cases of the use of the tether for payload orbital transfer. The transport of a payload along the tether from a heavy lower platform to an upper launching platform is considered. A numerical example of the Shuttle launching a payload using an orbital tether facility is described.
The Use of Tethers for Payload Orbital Transfer. Continuation of Investigation of Electrodynamic Stabilization and Control of Long Orbiting Tethers, Volume 2
1982
119 pages
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English