Charging of Spinning Spacecraft

Charging of Spinning Spacecraft PDF Author: Allen G. Rubin
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Category : Geostationary satellites
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Book Description
It has become possible to calculate the effects of spin rate on charging only since the advent of the NASCAP three-dimensional computer simulation code. These spin effects are surveyed here for the first time. There is not only a dramatic difference in potential distribution between a three-axis stabilized and a spinning satellite, but also the case of slow spin at 1 rpm is shown to constitute a distinct intermediate case, asymptotic to the rapid spin case but with appreciable voltage modulation around the spin equator. (Author).