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Satellite relocation by tether deployment

Author(s) -

Geoffrey A. Landis,

F. J. Hrach

Publication year - 1991

Publication title -

journal of guidance control and dynamics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.573

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1533-3884

pISSN - 0731-5090

DOI - 10.2514/3.20627

Subject(s) - satellite , eclipse , aerospace engineering , orbit (dynamics) , orbital decay , space debris , orbital maneuver , sun synchronous orbit , software deployment , orbital eccentricity , orbital mechanics , elliptic orbit , physics , low earth orbit , remote sensing , computer science , spacecraft , astronomy , geostationary orbit , engineering , geology , planet , operating system

Several new uses of satellite tethers are discussed, including: (1) using tether extension to reposition a satellite in orbit without fuel expenditure by extending a mass on the end of a tether; (2) using a tether for energy storage to power the satellite during eclipse; and (3) using a tether for eccentricity pumping to correct perturbations in the orbit and as a means of adding energy to the orbit for boosting and orbital transfer.

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