TETHERED BODY PROBLEMS AMD RELATIVE MOTION ORBIT DETERMINATION

摘要

For this investigation selected problems dealing with orbiting tethered body systems have been studied. In addition, a relative motion orbit determination program was developed. Results from these tasks are described and discussed in this report.nFirst, the expected tethered body motions were examined, analytically, to ascertain what influence would be played by the physical parameters of the tether, the gravity gradient and orbit eccentricity. After separating the motion modes these influences were determined;and, subsequently, the effects of oscillations and/or rotations, on tether force, were described.