USES OF ELECTRODYNAMIC FORCES IN TETHERED SATELLITE SYSTEMS .2. ORBITTRANSFER

Part II of this work presents electrodynamic forces used for orbit tra nsfer. The system presented in Part I is to be transferred to a new or bit of a different radius while maintaining a nearly Earth-pointing or ientation at all times. The maneuver is to be performed with electrody namic forces without the use of thrusters. To accomplish this mission, the notion of synchronized impulses, that is, running electric curren t through the tether at precalculated instants and amplitudes, is pres ented.