Overview
Space tethers are long cables which can be used for propulsion, momentum exchange, stabilization and altitude control, or maintaining the relative positions of the components of a large dispersed satellite/spacecraft sensor system. Depending on the mission objectives and altitude, spaceflight using this form of spacecraft propulsion may be significantly less expensive than spaceflight using rocket engines. A number of space tethers have been deployed in space missions. Tether satellites can be used for various purposes including research into tether propulsion, tidal stabilisation and orbital plasma dynamics.
- | Author: M. L. Cosmo
- | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Oct 27, 2014
- | Number of Pages: 274 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1502989263
- | ISBN-13: 9781502989260
