TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental studies on tethered satellite systems
AU - Chen, Hui
AU - Wen, Hao
AU - Jin, Dongping
AU - Hu, Haiyan
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - The tethered satellite system, which is deployed from another flying vehicle in space via a tether, is a new technology for artificial gravity creation, LEO to GEO tether transportation, scientific and technological applications, electro-dynamic study, and so on. This paper first surveys experimental researches of the tethered satellite systems on orbit, including the mission backgrounds, motivations, manipulate procedures and relevant experimental results. Then it reviews the configuration of ground-based experiments, covering both the equivalent principium and the experimental results. Finally, the paper addresses some open problems related to the tethered satellite technology to be developed in China.
AB - The tethered satellite system, which is deployed from another flying vehicle in space via a tether, is a new technology for artificial gravity creation, LEO to GEO tether transportation, scientific and technological applications, electro-dynamic study, and so on. This paper first surveys experimental researches of the tethered satellite systems on orbit, including the mission backgrounds, motivations, manipulate procedures and relevant experimental results. Then it reviews the configuration of ground-based experiments, covering both the equivalent principium and the experimental results. Finally, the paper addresses some open problems related to the tethered satellite technology to be developed in China.
KW - Experimental research on orbit
KW - Ground-based experiments
KW - Satellite technology and application
KW - Tethered satellite system
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84877064297&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.6052/1000-0992-12-021
DO - 10.6052/1000-0992-12-021
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84877064297
SN - 1000-0992
VL - 43
SP - 174
EP - 184
JO - Advances in Mechanics
JF - Advances in Mechanics
IS - 1
ER -