Liftoff to Learning: Tethered Satellite Forces and Motion (1994)

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(October 21, 1994) This video, narrated by astronauts from STS-46 and STS-75, describes the tethered satellite concept and shows how a tethered satellite is deployed and extended in space. The mathematics describing the forces acting on the tethered satellite/Space Shuttle orbiter system are presented.

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21 minutes

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