| タイトル | Atmospheric verification mission for the TSS/STARFAC tethered satellite |
| 著者（英） | Brown, Kenneth G.; Wood, George M., Jr.; Stuart, Thomas D.; Deloach, Richard; Crouch, Donald S. |
| 著者所属（英） | NASA Headquarters; NASA Langley Research Center; Martin Marietta Corp.; Old Dominion Univ. |
| 発行日 | 1991-01-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | Two types of a tethered satellite system (TSS) - a basic 1.8-m-diameter spherical spacecraft and the Shuttle Tethered Aerothermodynamic Research Facility (STARFAC) are considered. Issues related to the deployment and retrieval of a large satellite with exceedingly long tethers are discussed, and the objectives of an Atmospheric Verification Mission (ATM) are outlined. Focus is concentrated on the ATM satellite which will fly after TSS-1 and before the fully instrumented and costlier TSS-2. The differences between the AVM and TSS-2, including the configuration of the aerodynamic stabilizers, instrumentation, and the materials of construction are outlined. The basic Kevlar tether defined for the TSS-2 is being considered for use with the AVM, however, a complex tether is under consideration as well. |
| NASA分類 | ASTRONAUTICS (GENERAL) |
| レポートNO | 91A21523
AIAA PAPER 91-0534 |
| 権利 | Copyright |
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