The possibility of launching a satellite in a planetary orbit to test the general theory of relativity is being investigated. As a first step, a drag-free system model for a laboratory simulation was fabricated in order to acquire the fundamental technique and reveal unexpected problems. It was demonstrated that a two-dimensional drag-free simulator functioned successfully. It could continue operating faultlessly until the gas reservoir expired (4 hours); an important start for the realization of a drag-free satellite in the future.


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    Title :

    Drag-Free Satellite Simulator


    Contributors:
    S. Kawamura (author) / N. Kawashima (author) / J. Hirao (author)

    Publication date :

    1984


    Size :

    12 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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