ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE MITIGATION FOR A FIRST SPACECRAFT OPERATING IN PROXIMITY TO A SECOND SPACECRAFT AND RELATED Abstract Methods and systems for mitigating or reducing the risk of an electrostatic discharge due to static charge differentials between a first spacecraft (10) and a second spacecraft (11) as the first spacecraft approaches the second spacecraft may be accomplished using a passive electrostatic discharge mitigation device (20). In some embodiments, mitigation of static potential between the first spacecraft and the second spacecraft may be actively accomplished by an electric propulsion system (31) provided on the first spacecraft. In some embodiments, mitigation may be provided by both actively and passively mitigating static potential between the first spacecraft and the second spacecraft.


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    Title :

    Electrostatic discharge mitigation for a first spacecraft operating in proximity to a second spacecraft and related methods



    Publication date :

    2024-07-25


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS



    ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE MITIGATION FOR A FIRST SPACECRAFT OPERATING IN PROXIMITY TO A SECOND SPACECRAFT AND RELATED METHODS

    AGATHON-BURTON CHRISTINA / MICHEL MATTHEW / COCHRAN DEWEY et al. | European Patent Office | 2018

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    ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE MITIGATION FOR A FIRST SPACECRAFT OPERATING IN PROXIMITY TO A SECOND SPACECRAFT AND RELATED METHODS

    AGATHON-BURTON CHRISTINA / MICHEL MATTHEW ALAN / COCHRAN DEWEY EDWIN et al. | European Patent Office | 2024

    Free access

    ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE MITIGATION FOR A FIRST SPACECRAFT OPERATING IN PROXIMITY TO A SECOND SPACECRAFT AND RELATED METHODS

    AGATHON-BURTON CHRISTINA / MICHEL MATTHEW ALAN / COCHRAN DEWEY EDWIN et al. | European Patent Office | 2018

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    Electrostatic discharge mitigation for a first spacecraft operating in proximity to a second spacecraft

    AGATHON-BURTON CHRISTINE A / MICHEL MATTHEW ALAN / COCHRAN DEWEY EDWIN et al. | European Patent Office | 2020

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    ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE MITIGATION FOR A FIRST SPACECRAFT OPERATING IN PROXIMITY TO A SECOND SPACECRAFT

    AGATHON-BURTON CHRISTINE A / MICHEL MATTHEW ALAN / COCHRAN DEWEY EDWIN et al. | European Patent Office | 2018

    Free access