THE U.S. NAVAL RESEARCH LAB
THE U.S. NAVAL RESEARCH LAB deployed a 118-lb. (53-kg.) experimental tether satellite in a circular orbit at an altitude of 1,022 km. (552 naut. mi.) and inclination of 63.4 deg. The Tether Physics and Survivability (TiPS) spacecraft consists of two small end-masses connected by a 4-km. (2.5-mi.)...
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