THE RETE EXPERIMENT FOR THE TSS-1 MISSION

Authors
DOBROWOLNY M MELCHIONI E GUIDONI U IESS L MAGGI M ORFEI R DECONCHY Y HARVEY CC MANNING RM WOUTERS F LEBRETON JP EKHOLM S BUTLER A
Citation
M. Dobrowolny et al., THE RETE EXPERIMENT FOR THE TSS-1 MISSION, Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. C, Geophysics and space physics, 17(1), 1994, pp. 101-121
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary","Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Nuovo cimento della Societa italiana di fisica. C, Geophysics and space physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
11241896
Volume
17
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
101 - 121
Database
ISI
SICI code
1124-1896(1994)17:1<101:TREFTT>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
This paper describes the RETE (Research on Electrodynamic Tether Effec ts) experiment mounted on board the TSS (Tethered-Satellite System) sa tellite which was deployed on a cable from the space Shuttle Atlantis during the TSS mission flown in August 1992. The experiment layout and its modes of operation are described in detail. To give an idea of RE TE capabilities and actual performance during the mission, samples of measurements are also presented.