Charging of Spinning Spacecraft.

Abstract

It has become possible to calculate the effects of spin rate on charging only since the advent of the NASCAP three-dimensional computer simulation code. These spin effects are surveyed here for the first time. There is not only a dramatic difference in potential distribution between a three-axis stabilized and a spinning satellite, but also the case of slow spin at 1 rpm is shown to constitute a distinct intermediate case, asymptotic to the rapid spin case but with appreciable voltage modulation around the spin equator. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 29, 1979
Accession Number
ADA084807

Entities

People

  • A. G. Rubin
  • K. H. Bhavnani
  • M. F. Tautz

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computer Simulations
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Emission
  • Environment
  • Films
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Materials
  • Particle Spectra
  • Rotation
  • Secondary Emission
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Charging
  • Steady State
  • Sunlight
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers