Relationship between electrostatic discharges on spacecraft P78-2 and the electron environment

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 683-688

  Koons, Harry C ^a,b   Gorney, David J ^a,b  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Space Environment and Technology Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; SATELLITES;

ENERGETIC ELECTRON ENVIRONMENT; GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT; PLANETARY MAGNETIC INDEX; REAL-TIME SATELLITE OPERATIONS; SCATHA SPACECRAFT P78-2; SPACECRAFT ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGES;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0026257036     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.26300     Document Type: Article

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