A system for tethering one orbiting space vehicle to another in which a tetherline between the vehicles is controlled by a motorized reel is discussed. The reel is controlled to deploy, retrieve, or maintain a constant line length while effecting a stabilizing influence on the line. This is accomplished by applying a tension to the line which takes into account the instantaneous length of the line, rate of change of the length of the line, and certain constants which vary depending upon the mode of operation, deployment, retrieval, or station keeping.
Tetherline System for Orbiting Satellites
1976
11 pages
Report
No indication
English
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