Development of accelerated methods for calculating the pattern of current spreading over the surface of spacecraft | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

Open Access

Table 1

Examples of the consequences of electrostatic discharges.

Date	Spacecraft	Affected components	Possible reason
17.09.2010	BUTS	Control system, spacecraft loss	Electrostatic discharge
08.09.2010	Kosmos-2449	Control system, spacecraft loss	Electrostatic discharge
12.02.2010	UGATUSat	Control system, spacecraft loss	Electrostatic discharge
30.01.2009	KazSat-1	Control system, spacecraft loss	Electrostatic discharge
16.01.2009	Astra 5A	Control system, spacecraft loss	Electrostatic discharge
14.07.2008	Echostar 2	Power supply system, spacecraft loss	Electrostatic discharge
08.06.2008	KazSat-1	Gyroscopic system	Electrostatic discharge
28.11.2004	Intelsat Americas-7	Control system, spacecraft loss	Electrostatic discharge
22.06.2003	ERS-2	Control system, spacecraft loss	Electrostatic discharge
14.12.2001	Yohkoh	Solar battery, loss of spacecraft	Electrostatic discharge
24.11.2000	Galaxy VII	Control system, spacecraft loss	Electrostatic discharge
09.10.1997	Telstar 401	Control system, spacecraft loss	Electrostatic discharge
22.01.1994	BS-3A	Telemetry	Electrostatic discharge
20.01.1994	Itelsat K	Gyroscopic system	Electrostatic discharge
20.01.1994	Anik E1	Gyroscopic system	Electrostatic discharge
20.01.1994	Anik E2	Gyroscopic system	Electrostatic discharge
18.07.1988	Fengyun 1	Orientation system	Electrostatic discharge
15.01.1988	Telecom 1B	Orientation system	Electrostatic discharge

Current usage metrics show cumulative count of Article Views (full-text article views including HTML views, PDF and ePub downloads, according to the available data) and Abstracts Views on Vision4Press platform.

Data correspond to usage on the plateform after 2015. The current usage metrics is available 48-96 hours after online publication and is updated daily on week days.

Initial download of the metrics may take a while.