Dynamics of Tethered Space Systems (Advances in Engineering)

by HansTroger (Author), A . P . Alpatov (Author), A . V . Pirozhenko (Author), V.S.Khoroshilov (Author), V.I.Dranovskii (Author), V.V.Beletsky (Author), A . E . Zakrzhevskii (Author)

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  2010

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  Tethered space systems involve connecting satellites in orbit around Earth using thin cables called tethers. There are a number of interesting applications for this concept. This text presents several models, focusing on the simplest but most important system, which consists of two satellites in orbit around the Earth.