Research Article

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

Table 4

The relative orbital errors with difference in tethers’ length.

Structure bias (×106 m) (×103 m/s) (×103 m/s) (rad/s)

10.360 0008.4 775 84410.7 855 4350.2 307 959
 m10.359 9898.4 775 82710.7 855 4350.2 307 960
 m10.359 8928.4 775 67010.7 855 4350.2 307 977
 m10.358 9198.4 774 10310.7 855 4350.2 308 133