Severe spacecraft-charging event on SCATHA in september 1982

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 239-243

  Koons, H C ^a   Mizera, P F ^a   Roeder, J L ^a   Fennell, J F ^a  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRONS; ELECTROSTATICS;

MAGNETOSPHERIC STORMS; SATELLITE SURFACE POTENTIALS; SCATHA SATELLITE; SPACECRAFT ANOMALIES; SPACECRAFT CHARGING; SURFACE POTENTIAL MONITOR DATA;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0024002332     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.25977     Document Type: Article

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