A Framework for Validation and Testing of a CubeSat Retarding Potential Analyzer

Traditionally, Retarding Potential Analyzers (RPAs) operate exclusively on large satellites due to the size, power, and mass constraints posed by nano-satellites like CubeSats. These sensors take in-situ measurements of Earth's atmospheric ion current during a range of time-varied ``retarding&q...

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Main Author: Noel, Stephen Elliott
Other Authors: Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/56602