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creators_name: Bombardelli, Claudio
creators_name: Pelaez Alvarez, Jesus
title: On the thrust capability of electrodynamic tethers working in generator mode
rights: by-nc-nd
ispublished: pub
subjects: astronomia
subjects: aeronautica
full_text_status: public
pres_type: paper
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.
date_type: published
date: 2009
volume: 134
event_title: AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting
event_location: Savannah
event_dates: 8-12 Feb
event_type: conference
institution: Aeronauticos
department: Aeronaves_2014
refereed: TRUE
isbn: 978-0-87703-554-1
book_title: Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences Series
official_url: http://www.univelt.com/book=528
comprojects_type: MINECO
comprojects_code: ESP2007-64068
comprojects_title: Propagation of Orbits, Advanced Orbital Dynamics and Use of Space Tethers
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.    
document_url: https://oa.upm.es/52224/1/INVE_MEM_2009_281500.pdf