Moon & Mars Orbiting Spinning Tether Transport - Tethers Unlimited

Appendix L: Tether Boost Facility Design Final Report11. Perform ∆V burn to direct Microsat Target Vehicle towards Tether Boost Facility• Burn motor on Microsat Target Vehicle to achieve rendezvous with GrappleAssembly• Prepare Microsat Target Vehicle for capture/grapple maneuvers12. Capture Microsat Target Vehicle with Grapple Assembly• Deploy Grapple Mechanism and prepare for intercept and capture• Maneuver Grapple Mechanism to capture Microsat Target Vehicle• Capture Microsat Target Vehicle at lowest point of rotation of Tether BoostFacility (see Figure 5.9)• Trim Grapple Assembly attitude maneuver rate• Trim Control Station attitude maneuver rateTether ReboostFacility OrbitSystem Orbital VelocityTargetVehicleTV VelocityTV OrbitFigure 5.9. Capture of Microsat Target Vehicle Payload.L-37