# Liftoff to Learning: Tethered Satellite Forces and Motion

(October 21, 1994) This video, narrated by astronauts from STS-46 and STS-75, describes the tethered satellite concept and shows how a tethered satellite is deployed and extended in space. The mathematics describing the forces acting on the tethered satellite/Space Shuttle orbiter system are presented. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC .

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1994
- By: NASA
- Genres: Space, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/tethered_satellite)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/tethered_satellite?play=1)