A new deployment/retrieval scheme for a
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M. Pascal; A. Djebli; L. El Bakkali
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Article
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2001
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The dynamics of a tethered satellite system (TSS) during deployment and retrieval in orbit are considered. The system consists of a space station and a second body (a sub-satellite) connected to it by a tether. The station and sub-satellite are assumed to be point masses whose mass centre describes