Determination of TiPS libration using laser radar

William James Barnds; Shannon L. Coffey; Mark A. Davis

doi:10.1117/12.327196

8 September 1998 Determination of TiPS libration using laser radar

William James Barnds, Shannon L. Coffey, Mark A. Davis

Proceedings Volume 3380, Laser Radar Technology and Applications III; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.327196
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

This paper describes the use of satellite laser ranging data for determining the orbital and librational motion of the Tether Physics and Survivability (TiPS) experiment. We provide a description of new analytical tools and methodologies developed for determining the dynamics of the system. The results gleaned from a year's worth of laser tracking are presented to provide a history of the librational and rotational motion of the TiPS system. Finally, the case for using SLR for libration determination on future tether experiments is presented.

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William James Barnds, Shannon L. Coffey, and Mark A. Davis "Determination of TiPS libration using laser radar", Proc. SPIE 3380, Laser Radar Technology and Applications III, (8 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.327196

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