Equilibrium Conditions for Tethered Satellite Constellations

Abstract

The space tether systems problem has been studied in several published articles. Beletsky and Levin [1] begins by setting the scene for tethers in space. They summarized possible applications and also discussed fact and fiction, analyzing clearly the main parameters and applications for tethers system as the material density, the effective forces, orbital dynamics, mechanics models, attitude and possible disturbances for flexible tethers. This work is a study for a tether system with six bodies connected by a cable, which moves your center of mass in plane and around the main body. The equilibrium analysis is made for m1 and m2 plane and out plane movement. Based on the papers mentioned above and in particular the work [1] - [3].