RE:Analysis of Fading of TIPS Tether

From: Kevin Fetter (kevin_fetter@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Aug 01 2002 - 21:56:58 EDT

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    A new tether satellite will be launched sometime this year. I been waiting 
    for this satellite for over a year. It keeps being delayed because of 
    various reasons. It might be launched in Nov, along with a gps satellite.
    
    On the following site
    
    http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2002/proseds_sumpub.shtml
    
    It says the following
    
    ProSEDS will deploy from a Delta-II second stage a 5 km (2.7 nmi) long, 
    ultra-thin bare-wire tether connected with a 10 km (5.4 nmi) long 
    non-conducting tether made of Kevlar and Spectra.
    
    It will use that spectra material, the stufff used in tips.
    
    It isn't planned to stay in orbit for to long of a period.
    
    Kevin
    
    
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