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Moon & Mars Orbiting Spinning Tether Transport - Tethers Unlimited

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Appendix L: <strong>Tether</strong> Boost Facility Design Final Report4000350030001500 RPM3000 RPM6000 RPM250020001500100050000 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5Output Torque (ft-lbs)Figure 3-1. Reaction Wheel Power vs. Output TorqueFigure 3-2. Control Moment Gyro for the International Space Station3.1.2 New Issues and Requirements IdentifiedTypically, double-gimbal CMGs are used for control torques from 3 to 300 ft-lbsand single-gimbal CMGs are used for applications requiring more than 300 ft-lbs.Skylab was designed to use two double-gimbal CMGs, each having a capability of +/-160 ft-lbs (a third unit was installed as a backup). Skylab mass was 76295 kg anddesign power with all solar panels working was 11 kW average for the entireworkshop system. Both reaction wheels and CMGs usually require desaturation if alarge amount of maneuvers are required or if system biases cause long durationL-56

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