Research Article

Effects of Asymmetries on the Dynamics of Motorized Momentum Exchange Tether and Payloads Injection Precision

Table 3

The relative orbital errors with difference in tethers’ length.

Structure bias (×106 m)a (×106 m)ep (×106 m)

10.360 0008.5 440 0000.2 125 4688.1 580 150
 m10.359 9898.5 439 9450.2 125 4638.1 580 116
 m10.359 8928.5 439 4600.2 125 4188.1 579 816
 m10.358 9198.5 434 5950.2 124 9708.1 576 798