Performance of bare-tether systems under varying magnetic and plasma conditions

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-204

  Estes, R D ^a   Sanmartin J ^b   Martinez Sanchez M ^c  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORBITAL TRANSFER; PLASMA DENSITY; TETHERLINES;

BARE TETHER SYSTEMS;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0033884513     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3566     Document Type: Article

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