Forces on tethered satellites, tether tension as a function of the effective mass, and parameters of candidate tether materials are examined. Illustrations show: stabilization control law; tethered satellite deployment and retrieval; angular momentum; electric motor effect reboost; a very long tether phenomenon; shuttle tethered satellite effects on the orbiter; artificial gravity; tethered satellite rendezvous docking relative velocity; and scaling up from the shuttle/TSS. Limitations of the tethered satellite system and of tether properties as well as cost/benefits trades for future applications are considered.
Tether Fundamentals
1985-03-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
NTRS | 1986
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