Spacecraft charging

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• Published Subscription Original Research 3 Mar 2025

  Influence of Photoelectrons on Spacecraft Charging for Artificial Orbiting Spacecraft

  By Rizwan H. Alad, Vidhi Mistry, Hetvi Makwana, Keyurkumar Patel, Ashish Pandya

  Abstract: For the purpose of evaluating the temporal body potential and capacitance of an artificial orbiting spacecraft, this research analyzes the impact of photoelectrons on spacecraft charging. A metallic rectangular cuboid and two coplanar metallic rectangular plates compose the spacecraft model. The Runge-Kutta method is used to calculate the body potential, and the method of moments is used to calculate the capacitance. Depending on the spacecraft's inclination angle, solar energy from …

  Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Space Science & Technology · Vol. 14, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 36–46 Read article →