The Aerospace Spacecraft Charging Document

Abstract

This document presents basic information on spacecraft charging in the earth's magnetosphere, documents principal results from the engineering experiments on the USAF P78-2 satellite which was flown as part of the joint USAF-NASA spacecraft charging program (SCATHA), and makes recommendations for methods for alleviating the deleterious effects of spacecraft charging. It is intended as a primer for spacecraft designers and spacecraft program managers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 03, 1985
Accession Number
ADA157664

Entities

People

  • A. L. Vampola
  • D. F. Hall
  • Harry C. Koons
  • Joseph F. Fennell
  • P. F. Mizera

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Craft
  • Analyzers
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Charged Particles
  • Circuit Boards
  • Detectors
  • Dielectrics
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Emission
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Pulse Analyzers
  • Space Environments
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Charging

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites