V.A. Gaponov
Russian State Scientific Center for Robotics and Technical Cybernetics (RTC), Head of Department, Tikhoretsky, 21, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, tel.: +7(812)552-03-55, gaponov@rtc.ru
S.S. Kavtrev
RTC, Leading Designer, Tikhoretsky, 21, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, tel.: +7(812)552-03-55, s.kavtrev@rtc.ru
B.A. Rabinovich
RTC, Leading Electronics Engineer, Tikhoretsky, 21, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, tel.: +7(812)552-03-55
A.V. Khokhlov
RTC, Designer, Tikhoretsky, 21, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, tel.:+7(812)552-03-55, a.hohlov@rtc.ru
A.G. Korsun
Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TsNIIMash), Chief Specialist, Pionerskaya 4, Korolev, Russia, tel.: +7(495)513-45-86, tsniimash1205@gmail.ru
A.A. Sizov
TsNIIMash, Head of Laboratory, Pionerskaya 4, Korolev, Russia, tel.: +7(495)513-45-86, tsniimash1205@gmail.ru
E.M. Tverdokhlebova
PhD in Technical Sciences, TsNIIMash, Head of Laboratory, Pionerskaya 4, Korolev, Russia, tel.: +7(495)513-45-86, tsniimash1205@gmail.ru
R.W. Orlow
PhD in Technical Sciences, TsNIIMash, Leading Researcher, Pionerskaya 4, Korolev, Russia, tel.: +7(495)513-45-86, tsniimash1205@gmail.ru
Abstract
Electric discharge processes occurring in plasma environment of spacecrafts can impact on the work of various spacecraft systems. Information about parameters of these processes and its influence on a spacecraft that we have today is not enough. To study both the depending of plasma environment parameters on geophysical and orbital conditions and the effects of interaction between a spacecraft and plasma environment the space experiment «Plasma-ERP» was planned onboard the Russian segment of the International Space Station (RS ISS). To realize the experiment the scientific equipment «ARGO» is under development.
Key words
Spacecraft, scientific equipment «ARGO», plasma environment, discharge, space experiment.
Year 2014 Issue number 2 Consecutive issue number 3 Pages 61-66
UDC identifier: 533.9.082:629.786.2
