{"product_id":"dynamics-of-multi-tethered-satellite-formations-ary-druva-pizarro-chong-9783639026917","title":"Dynamics of Multi-Tethered Satellite Formations","description":"Tethers have been used in space for quite some time. However, the concept of a multi-tethered system has received less attention. This work investigates the dynamics of certain configurations of multi-tethered satellite formations in Low Earth Orbits. Certain simpli-fications have been made prior to the investigation of the problem; these include considering the satellites to be point-masses and the tethers to be massless and straight. Configurations termed hub-and-spoke and closed-hub-and-spoke are analyzed. The local motion is studied under two distinct specifications for the orbital motion of the system: first, prescribed motion of the system centre of mass and second, prescribed motion of the central body of the formation. Three-dimensional motion is studied for formations lying in the orbital plane and in the Earth-facing plane normal to the orbit, while given an initial spin rate in their nominal plane. Later, two satellite for-mations deployed along the local vertical are examined: a closed-hub-and-spoke configuration with its spin axis along the long axis of symmetry, which is found to be unstable, and a double-pyramid con-figuration, which is found to be stable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ary Druva Pizarro-Chong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3639026918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783639026917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Ary Druva Pizarro-Chong","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454040879359,"sku":"9783639026917","price":63.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb2e9dab-76b7-4b5a-93fa-dabcdc8b19b4.jpg?v=1777303826","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dynamics-of-multi-tethered-satellite-formations-ary-druva-pizarro-chong-9783639026917","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}