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Geostationary tether satellite system and its application to communication systems


Abstract:

The geostationary tether satellite system expands the geostationary orbit resource from a one-dimensional arc into a two-dimensional disk. The tethered satellites, each s...Show More

Abstract:

The geostationary tether satellite system expands the geostationary orbit resource from a one-dimensional arc into a two-dimensional disk. The tethered satellites, each several thousand kilometers apart and aligned along the local vertical, are stabilized at the altitude of the geosynchronous orbital speed. When this system is applied to communications systems, it is estimated that the number of satellites can be increased as much as thirteenfold and the communication capacity can be increased more than seventeenfold, compared with a conventional geostationary satellite orbit system.<>
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems ( Volume: 24, Issue: 1, January 1988)
Page(s): 68 - 75
Date of Publication: 31 January 1988

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