Data Analysis Support for the Shuttle Potential and Return Electron Experiment (SPREE) on the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) Flight

Abstract

This report describes the second year of a scientific study of the interactions between the first flight of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS-1) and the ionosphere to increase understanding of the structure and current characteristics of high-voltage sheaths in the ionosphere. The investigations described here include an examination of electron collection and presheath structure by a positively biased, conducting sphere in the ionosphere moving at orbital velocity, including the effects of the earth's magnetic field and the current collection capabilities of the TSS-1 subsatellite considering the revised conductivity measurements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 29, 1992
Accession Number
ADA261646

Entities

People

  • G. A. Jongeward
  • I. Katz
  • M. J. Mandell
  • V. A. Davis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Momentum
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Conductivity
  • Current Density
  • Data Analysis
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Guns
  • Electrons
  • Environment
  • Geometry
  • High Voltage
  • Ionosphere
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Spacecraft
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Satellites