Spacecraft Charging Effects on Satellites Following STARFISH Event

Abstract

The purpose of this effort is to review spacecraft performance immediately before and after the STARFISH high-altitude nuclear test to determine whether the artificial electron environment produced by the nuclear burst may have caused any discernible spacecraft (S/C) charging effects either through satellite telemetry or through data channels of on-board experiments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 17, 1978
Accession Number
ADA191291

Entities

People

  • E. P. Wenaas

Organizations

  • Computer Sciences Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronautics
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Dielectrics
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Flux
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • High Altitude
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Recording Systems
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Panels
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Charging
  • Tape Recorders

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites