학술논문
Motion parameters of an electrodynamic tether in orbit.
Document Type
Article
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Source
Subject
*ORBITS (Astronomy)
*ELECTRODYNAMICS
*CURVATURE
*ASTRONAUTICS
*MECHANICS (Physics)
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ISSN
1063-7095
Abstract
The equilibrium states of an electrodynamic tether between two bodies of small mass in a near-polar orbit are studied. The behavior of the following parameters is traced during an astronomical day: tension of the tether, its radius of curvature, the angle of deviation from the orbital plane, induced electrodynamic force, etc. The lifetime of the tether in a circular near-earth orbit is analyzed [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]