JAXA plans to perform "Kounotori Integrated Tether Experiment'' (KITE) on HTV-6. In this experiment, we deploy 700m tether from HTV. In order to make an electrical circuit between ambient plasma and tether, we use the field emission cathode. The rendesvous sensors on the HTV allow us to monitor the relative motion of tether after releasing from HTV. By the experiment, we plan to investigate the dynamics of tether, characteristics of the tether current and voltage and its electrical influence on HTV due to EDT operation.
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