Deployment of Three-Body Chain-Type Tethered Satellites in Low-Eccentricity Orbits Using Only Tether
Cheng Jia,
Zhongjie Meng,
Bingheng Wang
Abstract:The tethered TSAR (tomographic synthetic aperture radar) system is a group of tethered SAR satellites that can be rapidly deployed and provide a stable baseline for 3-dimensional topographic mapping and moving target detection. Successful deployment is critical for TSAR tethered system. This paper discusses the deployment strategy for a 3-body chain-type tethered satellite system in a low-eccentric elliptical orbit. Two deployment strategies are discussed. Then, the tension on the tether is used to deploy it t… Show more
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