Flight dynamics results from the OEDIPUS-C tether mission

Astrodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 39-56

  Tyc, G ^a   Vigneron, F R ^b   Jablonski, A M ^b   Han, R P S ^c,f   Modi, V J ^d   Misra, A K ^e  

^a Bristol Aerospace Limited   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; FLEXIBLE SPACECRAFT; FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

COMPLEX DYNAMICS; DYNAMIC BEHAVIOURS; PLASMA PHYSICS; TETHER DYNAMICS;

TETHERLINES;

EID: 84982318839     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1996-3573     Document Type: Conference Paper

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