An autonomous charge control system at geosynchronous altitude: flight results for spacecraft design consideration

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 44, Issue 6 PART 1, 1997, Pages 2188-2194

  Mullen E G ^b   Frederickson, A R ^b   Murphy, G P ^a,c   Ray, K P ^d   Holeman, E G ^a,b,c,d   Delorey, D E ^a   Robson, R ^a,d   Farar, M ^a,b,c,d  

^a Air Force Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Hughes Aircraft Co   (United States)

^d Assurance Technology Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; PLASMA SOURCES;

CHARGE CONTROL SYSTEMS (CCS); DEFENSE SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (DSCS) SPACECRAFT; GEOSYNCHRONOUS SPACECRAFTS;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0031357738     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.659034     Document Type: Article

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