Advanced Tether Experiment Deployment Failure

The Advanced Tether Experiment was launched into orbit aboard the National Reconnaissance Office sponsored Space Technology Experiment spacecraft on 3 October 1998. The tether experiment payload was intended to demonstrate deployment and survivability of a novel tether design as well as controlled l...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of spacecraft and rockets 2001-01, Vol.38 (1), p.60-68
Hauptverfasser: Gates, Stephen S, Koss, Stephen M, Zedd, Michael F
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The Advanced Tether Experiment was launched into orbit aboard the National Reconnaissance Office sponsored Space Technology Experiment spacecraft on 3 October 1998. The tether experiment payload was intended to demonstrate deployment and survivability of a novel tether design as well as controlled libration maneuvers. On 16 January 1999 after deployment of only 22 m of tether, the advanced tether experiment was jettisoned from the spacecraft due to an out-of-limits condition sent by the experiment's tether angle sensor. The essential system design is reviewed, the available flight data are presented, and likely causes of the failure are suggested. (Author)
ISSN:0022-4650
1533-6794
DOI:10.2514/2.3655