Tethered Satellite System 4

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:analysis Post-mission analysis
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:NASA_and_ESA
gptkb:battle
International collaboration
gptkbp:collection Tether dynamics data
gptkbp:communication Real-time telemetry
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Vertical
gptkb:battle
Investigated
Generate thrust
gptkbp:data_usage Future missions
Collected during mission
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:spacecraft
Successful
Confirmed
Spooling
gptkbp:distance 20 km to 30 km
gptkbp:duration 10 days
gptkbp:electrification gptkb:battle
gptkbp:elevation approximately 100 km
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tethered Satellite System 4
gptkbp:impact Influenced future tether missions
gptkbp:instrument Electrodynamic tether
gptkbp:internet_tld Ongoing
Advanced
Space propulsion systems
gptkbp:is_a_route_for approximately 20 km
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1996
July 1996
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
gptkbp:legacy Pioneered tether technology
gptkbp:material Conductive wire
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Tethered_Satellite_System_3
gptkb:1996
Completed
Experimental
Technology demonstration
Successful demonstration
gptkbp:mission_duration approximately 10 days
gptkbp:navigable Planned for future missions
gptkbp:objective Test tether dynamics
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbital_inclination Low Earth Orbit
gptkbp:outcome Successful
gptkbp:propagation_method gptkb:battle
Ongoing analysis
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:provides_information_on With scientific community
gptkbp:published_by Published in scientific journals
gptkbp:receives_funding_from NASA funded
NASA and ESA funded
gptkbp:research Electrodynamic propulsion
gptkbp:restoration Controlled re-entry
gptkbp:result Positive
gptkbp:scientific_goals Investigate tether effects
gptkbp:significance High for future missions
gptkbp:socket_type Electrodynamic propulsion experiment
Electrodynamic tether
gptkbp:successor Tethered Satellite System 5
gptkbp:technology Space exploration missions
Contributed to advancements in tether technology
Test propulsion capabilities
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tethered_Satellite_System_3
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5