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On the thrust capability of electrodynamic tethers working in generator mode
Citation
Bombardelli, Claudio and Pelaez Alvarez, Jesus (2009). On the thrust capability of electrodynamic tethers working in generator mode. In: "AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting", 8-12 Feb, Savannah. ISBN 978-0-87703-554-1.
Description
| Title: | On the thrust capability of electrodynamic tethers working in generator mode |
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| Item Type: | Presentation at Congress or Conference (Article) |
| Event Title: | AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting |
| Event Dates: | 8-12 Feb |
| Event Location: | Savannah |
| Title of Book: | Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences Series |
| Date: | 2009 |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87703-554-1 |
| Volume: | 134 |
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| Faculty: | E.T.S.I. Aeronáuticos (UPM) |
| Department: | Aeronaves y Vehículos Espaciales |
| Creative Commons Licenses: | Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial |
Abstract
The problem of estimating the necessary conditions under which a passive electrodynamic tether (EDT) increases the orbital energy of a satellite is studied in its full generality. We derive the thrust conditions of both spinning and nonspinning EDT and the maximum achievable thrust for a generic orbit and tether attitude. After showing that in general thrust arcs are possible even when the orbital velocity exceeds the plasma velocity we show an example of EDT orbit raising starting from a low-altitude equatorial elliptic orbit around Jupiter.
Funding Projects
| Type | Code | Acronym | Leader | Title |
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| Government of Spain | ESP2007-64068 | Unspecified | Unspecified | Propagation of Orbits, Advanced Orbital Dynamics and Use of Space Tethers |
More information
| Item ID: | 52224 |
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| DC Identifier: | https://oa.upm.es/52224/ |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:oa.upm.es:52224 |
| Official URL: | http://www.univelt.com/book=528 |
| Deposited by: | Memoria Investigacion |
| Deposited on: | 06 Mar 2019 08:35 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Mar 2019 08:35 |
