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David

Darling

TiPS

TiPS (Tether Physics and Survivability satellite) was an experiment that consisted of two end-masses (designated USA 123 and USA 124) connected by a 4-kilometer space tether. The project was funded by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

 

TiPS (Tether Physics an Survivability satellite)

 

launch date May 12, 1996
launch vehicle Titan IV
launch site Vandenberg Air Force Base
orbit 1,010 × 1,032 × 63.4°
mass (at each end of tether) 53 kg