Skyhook Telemetry
Tether angle
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Tip speed (inertial)
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Tether tension
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COM orbit v
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Payload speed
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Rel. capture Δv
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STANDING BY
Skyhook Controls
Tether length
140
Spin rate (rad/s)
0.60
Orbital altitude
190
Launch speed
55
Launch angle (° from vertical)
38
Time scale
1.0x
Launch Payload
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Time the launch so the capsule meets the bucket end of the spinning tether with a small relative velocity. Capture needs proximity
and
a velocity match — real two-body gravity, not scripted.
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