Space tether missions

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Comparison of the parameters for the known Space tether missions

Types of the missions: H — Human Space missions, S — Satellite missions, R — Rocket flights (not orbiting).

Mission Year Type Length
total
Length
deployed
Mass 1 Mass 2 Perigee Apogee Inclination Period Comments Links
Gemini 11 1966 M 30 m 30 m [1]
Shuttle TSS-1 1992 M 20 km 260 m 82.5 kg 12.2 kg 425 km 437 km 28.5° 93.2 min [2]
Shuttle TSS-1R 1996 M 20.7 km 19.7 km 10.6 kg 277 km 320 km 28.5° 93.5 min [3]


See also