It was concluded that for electron beam emission up to 100mA, vehicle charging is not a significant problem with the Space Shuttle Orbiter. Similarly, sounding rocket payloads have no serious charging problems up to this level of beam current, provided that the maximum amount of the rocket skin is available to collect ionospheric electrons from the LEO altitude range. However, sounding rockets are marginal in their collecting area capability and other effects may occur to balance the beam current when operated at lower altitudes during the night.


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    Title :

    Active Vehicle Charging Measurements in Sounding Rocket and Space Shuttle Orbiter Environments at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Altitude


    Contributors:
    W. J. Raitt (author) / J. V. Eccles (author) / N. B. Myers (author) / D. C. Thompson (author) / P. M. Banks (author)

    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    16 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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