Spacecraft charging investigation - A joint research and technology programA jointly planned U.S. Air Force-NASA program has been established to investigate the spacecraft charging phenomenon that has caused electronic anomalies in satellites in geosynchronous orbits. The objectives of this program are to provide design criteria, techniques, and test methods to insure control of absolute and differential charging of spacecraft surfaces. These objectives will be updated continuously over the next four years as data become available from the combined contractual and in-house programs. The geosynchronous altitude environment will be defined, ground and flight tests will be conducted, and materials and charge control techniques will be developed as required. The ultimate output of the program will be a spacecraft charging design criteria and test specification document. The program will be coordinated by a spacecraft charging program review group which has both Air Force and NASA representation.
Document ID
19770029678
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Lovell, R. R. (Air Force Geophysics Lab. Hanscom AFB, MA, United States)
Stevens, N. J. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, Ohio, United States)
Schober, W. (USAF, Space and Missile Systems Organization, El Segundo Calif., United States)
Pike, C. P. (USAF, Geophysics Laboratory, Bedford Mass., United States)
Lehn, W. (USAF, Materials Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB Ohio, United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1976
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Meeting Information
Meeting: Symposium on Spacecraft charging by magnetospheric plasmas