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De-orbiting of space debris by means of a towing cable and a single thruster spaceship: whiplash and tail wagging effects

Authors: G. Pacheco, B. Carpentier and N. Petit, 6th European Conference on Space Debris 2013, 22-25 April 2013, Darmstadt, Germany
This papers exposes two difficulties that are likely to take place during the towing of a space debris. These effects, which could trouble de-orbitation strategies, are visible on simple simulations based on a model of coupled rigid-bodies dynamics. We name them tail wagging and whiplash effects, respectively.
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@Proceedings{,
author = {G. Pacheco, B. Carpentier and N. Petit},
editor = {},
title = {De-orbiting of space debris by means of a towing cable and a single thruster spaceship: whiplash and tail wagging effects},
booktitle = {6th European Conference on Space Debris 2013},
volume = {},
publisher = {},
address = {Darmstadt, Germany},
pages = {1-6},
year = {2013},
abstract = {This papers exposes two difficulties that are likely to take place during the towing of a space debris. These effects, which could trouble de-orbitation strategies, are visible on simple simulations based on a model of coupled rigid-bodies dynamics. We name them tail wagging and whiplash effects, respectively.},
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