Satellite Program for Instant Depletion of Energetic Radiation (SPIDER)
Abstract
(U) The effects of High Altitude Nuclear Detonations (HAND) are catastrophic to satellites. HAND-generated charged particles are trapped for very long periods of time, possibly for years, oscillating between the earth’s north and south magnetic poles. This enhanced radiation environment would immediately degrade low earth orbiting (LEO) spacecraft capability and result in their destruction within a few weeks. The Satellite Program for Instant Depletion of Energetic Radiation (SPIDER) program investigated technologies and techniques to rapidly mitigate the HAND-enhanced trapped radiation within days of a HAND event, before LEO spacecraft capabilities are degraded.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 22178760866805e4070f3106e71bb254