AFSIM :
an Air Force Satellite Interactions Model /
Andrew Mazzella, Emile Tobenfeld, Allen G. Rubin.

Description

Main Author

Mazzella, Andrew.

Related Names

Rubin, Allen G.
Tobenfeld, Emile.
U.S. Air Force Geophysics Laboratory.

Language(s)

English

Published

Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts : Air Force Geophysics Laboratory, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, 1979.

Subjects

Space vehicles > Space vehicles / Electrostatic charging.
Space charge.
Plasma (Ionized gases)
Geostationary satellites > Geostationary satellites / Spacing.
Computer simulation.
Backscattering.
Backscattering.
Geostationary satellites > Geostationary satellites / Spacing.
Space vehicles > Space vehicles / Electrostatic charging.
Computer simulation.
Plasma (Ionized gases)
Space charge.

Summary

A computer program called AFSIM has been developed to conduct numerical simulations of plasma interactions with a satellite, assuming the satellite to be represented by an infinitely long cylinder and treating the plasma as discrete particles. The system is assumed to be uniform along the axis of the satellite. A number of features of the actual satellite are incorporated into the model with as much flexibility as possible to accommodate a wide range of conditions.

Note

Research supported by the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts.
Space Physics Division Project 7661.
ADA078032 (from http://www.dtic.mil).
"29 June 1979."

Physical Description

16 pages ; 28 cm.

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