NASA's Tethered Satellite System program

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:software
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tethered_Satellite_System-2
gptkbp:analysis ground-based analysis
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Italian_Space_Agency
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:collection plasma measurements
gptkbp:communication gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:community_engagement public demonstrations
gptkbp:community_involvement STEM programs
gptkbp:deployment spooling
during orbit
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:electrification solar panels
gptkbp:elevation approximately 300 kilometers
gptkbp:end_date 1996-07-31
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1992
gptkb:1996
gptkbp:gps after mission completion
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Tethered_Satellite_System_1
gptkb:Tethered_Satellite_System_2
gptkb:Research_Institute
gptkb:railway_station
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA's Tethered Satellite System program
gptkbp:image_stabilization active stabilization systems
gptkbp:impact advancements in propulsion systems
gptkbp:instrument particle detectors
magnetometers
plasma wave instruments
gptkbp:internet_tld radio signals
gptkbp:is_a_route_for 20 kilometers
gptkbp:key electrodynamic tethers
gptkbp:launch_date 1992-06-24
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Endeavour
gptkbp:legacy influence on future tether missions
gptkbp:mass approximately 100 kg
gptkbp:material kevlar
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Tethered_Satellite_System_1
gptkb:Tethered_Satellite_System_2
successful
technology demonstration
gptkbp:mission_duration approximately 10 days
gptkbp:navigable reeling
gptkbp:operational_status completed
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 28.5 degrees
gptkbp:project gptkb:Dr._John_W._Mc_Gowan
Tethered Aerostat Program
gptkbp:purpose demonstrate tether technology
gptkbp:receives_funding_from NASA budget
gptkbp:research_focus spacecraft dynamics
gptkbp:scientific_goals study atmospheric phenomena
gptkbp:socket_type modular design
gptkbp:streaming_platforms real-time data transmission
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Tethered_Satellite_System_2
gptkbp:transponders electrodynamic propulsion study
plasma interaction study
tether dynamics study