Variable attitude compensation through tether for comsats in drifting/inclined geosynchronous orbits

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 290-293

  Kumar, Krishna ^b   Kumar, K D ^a,b  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANEUVERABILITY; ORBITS; POSITION CONTROL; SATELLITE GROUND STATIONS; SYSTEM STABILITY; TETHERLINES;

ATTITUDE CONTROL; TETHERED SATELLITE SYSTEMS (TSS);

SATELLITES;

EID: 0033905839     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3560     Document Type: Article

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