Development status of Multi-utility Spacecraft Charging Analysis Tool (MUSCAT)
- Paper number
IAC-05-D5.1.04
- Author
Dr. Shinji Hatta, MUSCAT Space Engineering, Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Takanobu Muranaka, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Jeongho Kim, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Satoshi Hosoda, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
- Coauthor
Prof. Mengu Cho, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Hiroko Ueda, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Kiyokazu Koga, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISTA/JAXA), Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Tateo Goka, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
- Year
2005
- Abstract
Charging of polar orbiting satellites has become a serious issue after the total loss of a polar satellite, ADEOS-II. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) decided to develop a computational tool that can calculate charging status of a polar orbiting satellite. The development is collaboration between JAXA and Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT). The aim of the computation tool development is to enable satellite designers to identify the charging hazard in the satellite design phase with user-friendly graphical interface. The computation tool is a combination of a particle-in-cell method and a particle tracking method and can be used not only for a polar satellite but also for a GEO satellite or a low inclination LEO satellite. The development of software, named Multi-utility Spacecraft Charging Analysis Tool (MUSCAT), started in November, 2004. Development overview and current status of the simulation code will be presented.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
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