Tethers
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American agency. Tethers, USA.
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2007 April 17
06:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC109. Launch Pad: LC109/95. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.- MAST - .
Mass: 3.00 kg (6.60 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: Tethers.
Manufacturer: Stanford.
Class: Technology.
Type: Tether technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat.
USAF Sat Cat: 31126 . COSPAR: 2007-012K. Apogee: 783 km (486 mi). Perigee: 647 km (402 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 99.10 min.
Multi Application Survivable Tether experiment, built by Tethers Unlimited Inc and Stanford University. MAST consisted of the TED (Tether Deployer) satellite, with a 1 km deployable multi-strand Hoytether; RALPH, a small end mass satellite; and between them, GADGET, an inspector 1U cubesat which could move along the tether. Before deployment the MAST package fit into a 0.3 m x 0.1 m module. Failed to deploy, but radio contact made.