Number of arcs estimated on solar array of a geostationary satellite

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 740-748

  Cho, Mengu ^a,d   Kawakita, Shirou ^b,e   Nakamura, Masao ^b,e   Takahashi, Masato ^b,f   Sato, Tetsuo ^b,f   Nozaki, Yukishige ^c,g  

^a KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^d Department of Electrical Engineering ^*  (Japan)

^e Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics   (Japan)

^f Office of Space Applications   (Japan)

^g Space Systems Department ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; ELECTROSTATICS; ORBITS; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGES; GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBITS; GROUND TESTS; SOLAR ARRAYS;

GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES;

EID: 24144491345     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.6694     Document Type: Article

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