Satellite stand-off tether system

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2005-09-20

2005-09-20

Barefoot, Galen (Department: 3644)

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

Spacecraft formation, orbit, or interplanetary path

C212S076000, C212S083000, C104S173100, C414S142800

Reexamination Certificate

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06945499

ABSTRACT:
A tethered spacecraft is tethered to a base using a semirigid stand-off and a moving tether operated as a belt drive and operated in tension so that the tethered is precisely positioned in tension from the base spacecraft.

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Nakamura et al, “Double tethered experimental satellite (D-TES)”, 1998 University Space Systems Symposium.

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