Broadband RF Spectrum from Electrostatic Discharges on Spacecraft

Abstract

Electromagnetic interference from discharges on spacecraft subject to the charging environment near geosynchronous orbit may interfere with communication systems on the spacecraft. We compare new measurements of the RF spectrum from the Kapton blanket from the backside of the MILSTAR spacecraft's flexible substrate solar array (FSSA) with other space and laboratory data so that they will be more readily available for the analysis of spacecraft systems. The data may be used to estimate the effects of EMI from discharges on spacecraft systems operating in the frequency range from 100 kHz to 10 GHz.... Electrostatic discharges, Spacecraft, RF Spectrum, MILSTAR, Kapton

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA269543

Entities

People

  • Harry C. Koons
  • Thomas S. Chin

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Broadband
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Beams
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Security
  • Solar Panels
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Spectra
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites