Chinese Space Science and Technology

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THE MOTION CENTRE OF TETHERED SATELLITE SYSTEMS

Zhu Renzhang (Beijing University of Astronautics and Aeronautics,Beijing 100083) Lin Huabao (Chinese Academy of Space Technology,Beijing 100081)   

  • Online:1998-10-25

Abstract: The centre of mass of a tethered satellite system is not the motion centre of the system.The expressions of the position of the motion centre in the tether are given,and the formulae of calculating the tension in the tether are presented,in terms of which frequencies of libration can be determined accurately.