Satellite de-orbiting by means of electrodynamic tethers part II: System configuration and performance

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 407-416

  Iess, L ^a   Bruno, C ^a   Ulivieri, C ^a   Vannaroni, G ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b INAF   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CATHODES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; IONOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORBITS; SATELLITES; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

CONDUCTIVE TETHERS;

TETHERLINES;

EID: 0036532453     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(01)00181-3     Document Type: Article

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