Current collection model characterizing shuttle charging during the tethered satellite system missions

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 212-217

  Agüero, Victor M ^a   Gilchrist, Brian E ^b   Williams, Scott D ^c   Burke, William J ^d   Krause, Linda ^e   Gentile, Louise C ^e  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA SHEATHS; PLASMA SOURCES; SATELLITES; TETHERLINES;

CURRENT COLLECTION MODEL; RAM CURRENT;

SPACE SHUTTLES;

EID: 17144447375     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3568     Document Type: Article

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