Enables longer airborne endurance and continuous work.

The mooring systems contain a large winch with 25,000 feet of tether cable.

In order to maintain continuous signal and power passage during accent or descent an electrical and fiber optical rotary joint (FORJ) is used inside the cable drum on the ground level. Despite its relative simplicity, there exists little data about light tethered spheres in a fluid stream. Tethered Aerostat Radar System Tethered Aerostat Radar System Role Surveillance System. Canon EOS 1100D.
Similar systems include the EL/M-2083 and JLENS. The Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) is an American low-level airborne ground surveillance system that uses aerostats (moored balloons) as radar platforms. The Skystar 330 system can be optionally equipped with RF communications according to customer's request. Canon 10D.

When the aerostat is lowered, it is secured to a mooring tower and a rail system. Tethers Aerostat tethers can significantly affect balloon performance, so are invariably required to be highly flexible and robust while being lightweight enough to offer minimum drag. Provides a secure communication.


During the launch sequence, the power winch releases the tether until the aerostat reaches operational altitude. Canon EOS … i. Canon EOS 100D. May enable a greater weight capacity for the operational payload. While moored, the aerostat weather vanes with the wind. Canon 400D.

Canon EOS 1000D. Cable-based (“live” tethered system) – Communication between aerostat and ground goes through the tether cable (on a separate cable or on the same power cable). Note: Some cameras may not support tethering.

An additional RF component enables the system to transmit its output and to be controlled from remote sites and to share information. is a helium-filled sphere tethered to the ground by a single cable.

The aerostat Tether Cable also carries the power supply and an un-jam able, two-way communications channel. A typical aerostat mobile system consists of the aerostat, the mooring system, the tether, the payload, and the ground control unit. TetherPro USB 2.0 Mini B 5 Pin Cable is compatible with the following digital cameras: Canon. Operational Payloads: TetherPro cables and adapters are used by the best in the industry, and Tether Tools is committed to providing the fastest and most reliable transfers to keep Cortland tethers are among the most highly-rated in the world: we manufacture small diameter, high strength aerostat tethers that minimize weight and drag for a wide range of clients around the world. If tethering is not supported, this cable will allow for image transfer only. Canon EOS 1200D. Please check your camera's instruction manual. Canon EOS 1300D.

The current work focuses on an investigation of the dynamic characteristics of a spherical aerostat on single tether.