A TECHNICAL OVERVIEW OF TSS-1 - THE 1ST TETHERED-SATELLITE SYSTEM MISSION

被引：69

作者：

DOBROWOLNY, M

STONE, NH

机构：

[1] IFSI-CNR, Frascati

[2] Space Science Laboratory, NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, 35812, AL

来源：

NUOVO CIMENTO DELLA SOCIETA ITALIANA DI FISICA C-GEOPHYSICS AND SPACE PHYSICS | 1994年 / 17卷 / 01期

关键词：

Physics of the ionosphere;

D O I：

10.1007/BF02506678

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摘要：

The Tethered-Satellite System (TSS) was developed to provide the capability of deploying satellites on long, gravity-gradient-stabilized tethers from the Space Shuttle. Although TSS-1 achieved only limited results because deployment was terminated at a distance of only 268 m, it did conclusively show that the basic concept of long gravity-gradient-stabilized tethers is sound, and it provided a unique set of data that will contribute significantly to future missions. In this context, it is important that the configuration, instrumentation, and results of the TSS-1 mission be documented. Here, we provide a brief overview of the TSS, the organization of its instrumentation, and its operations during TSS-1. Detailed descriptions of the various investigations and their specific instrumentation and measurement capabilities are given in the papers that follow.

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