Spatial and temporal correlation of spacecraft surface charging in geosynchronous orbit

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 178-185

  Koons, H ^a,e,f   Mazur, J ^a,g   Lopatin, A ^b,g   Pitchford, D ^c,h   Bogorad, A ^d,i   Herschitz, R ^d,i  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b INTELSAT   (United States)

^c New Skies Satellites NV   (Netherlands)

^d LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^e Space Science Applications Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^f AIAA   (United States)

^g Specialty Engineering Group ^*

^h Specialty Engineering Group

ⁱ Specialty Engineering Organization   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ORBITS; SENSORS;

CROSS-CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBITS; SURFACE CHARGING;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 33644778766     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.10805     Document Type: Article

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