tethered satellite

Space tethers are long cables which can be used for propulsion, momentum exchange, stabilization and attitude control, or maintaining the relative positions of the components of a large dispersed satellite/spacecraft sensor system. Depending on the mission objectives and altitude, spaceflight using this form of spacecraft propulsion is theorized to be significantly less expensive than spaceflight using rocket engines.

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tethered satellites; tethered spacecraft
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  Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Cube ⓘ
  Japanese tethered nano-satellite which reentered in 2018

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  Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Miniature Elevator ⓘ
  Japanese tethered nano-satellite which reentered in 2021

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  Tethers in Space Physics Satellite ⓘ
  pair of American space tether research satellites

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  Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Elevator CubeSat ⓘ
  Japanese tethered nano-satellite which reentered in 2022

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Tether Still

TiPS lg

STS-46 TSS-1 deployment

STS-46 TSS-1

STS-46 TSS-1 tether close-up

STS-46 TSS-1 fully extended

STS-75 Tethered Satellite System deployment

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	orbit		Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Cube	CubeSat, former entity, nanosatellite, technology demonstration spacecraft, tethered satellite,	Wikidata
class	orbit		Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Miniature Elevator	CubeSat, former entity, nanosatellite, technology demonstration spacecraft, tethered satellite,	Wikidata
class	space object		Tethers in Space Physics Satellite	tethered satellite	Wikidata
class	space object	2021	Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Elevator CubeSat	CubeSat, former entity, nanosatellite, technology demonstration spacecraft, tethered satellite	Wikidata
commons	image		Tether Still		Commons
commons	image		TiPS lg		Commons
commons	image		STS-46 TSS-1 deployment		Commons
commons	image		STS-46 TSS-1		Commons
commons	image		STS-46 TSS-1 tether close-up		Commons
commons	image		STS-46 TSS-1 fully extended		Commons
commons	image		STS-75 Tethered Satellite System deployment		Commons