Analysis of bare-tether systems for deorbiting low-earth-orbit satellites

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 198-205

  Ahedo, E ^a   Sanmartin J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; ORBITS; PLASMA DENSITY; SATELLITES; TETHERLINES;

BARE TETHERS; DEORBITING SATELLITES; LOW EARTH ORBITS;

SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 0036493442     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3820     Document Type: Article

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