Dynamics of tethered space systems
Auteur :
Troger, Hans / Alpatov, A.P. / Beletsky, V.V. / Dranovskii, V.I. / Khoroshilov, V.S. / Pirozhenko, A.V. / Zakrzhevskii, A.E.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN :
9781439836859
Date de publication :
29 avr. 2010
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
494 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.