The P78-2 (SCATHA) satellite is in orbit to measure the characteristics of the spacecraft charging process near synchronous orbit. One experiment, the Pulse Analyzer, measures the shape of pulses on four sensors. To date 425 days of data have been analyzed. Twenty-four pulses on fourteen different days have been related to natural discharges. The pulse shapes are quite different with dominant frequencies between 5 and 32 MHz and peak amplitudes from 0.08 to 30.1 volts into a 10 ohm load.
Summary of environmentally induced electrical discharges on the P78-2 (SCATHA) satellite
Zusammenfassung ueber umweltbeeinflusste elektrische Entladungen auf dem P78-2 (SCATHA) Satelliten
1982
8 Seiten, 10 Bilder, 6 Tabellen, 2 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch