Rendezvous docking and space robot experiments on NASDA's ETS-VII satellite -An overview of the project and experiment results-
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The space robot is the indispensable tool for future space activities such as building and operation of the international space station, inspection and repair of orbiting satellites, and conducting lunar/planetary explorations. The rendezvous docking technology to meet and to connect two spacecraft in-orbit is also an essential technology for the future space missions such as logistic support of the international space station. Therefore, National Space Development Agency of Japan developed and launched an engineering test satellite named ETS-VII(Engineering Test Satellite #7) on November 28, 1997 to conduct the rendezvous docking and space robot technology experiments. This paper shows an overview of the ETS-VII project and the results of various experiments on it. Keyword: space robot, teleoperation, satellite, rendezvous docking Fig.1 ETS-VII chaser and target satellites
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