ISO 19923:2017

Space environment (natural and artificial) — Plasma environments for generation of worst case electrical potential differences for spacecraft ISO 19923:2017

General information

Current stage: 90.60 Close of review Sep 3, 2022

Originator: ISO

Owner: ISO/TC 20/SC 14 Space systems and operations

Type: International Standard

ICS: 49.140 Space systems and operations

Scope

ISO 19923:2017 specifies space plasma environments that lead to the generation of the worst-case surface potential differences for spacecraft. It also specifies how to estimate worst-case potential differences by using the simulation codes provided.
ISO 19923:2017 includes plasma energy and density in GEO, PEO, and MEO. ISO 19923:2017 does not include descriptions of plasma energy and density in LEO because large surface charging in LEO is likely to be due to high-voltage power generation by instrumentation of the spacecraft.
ISO 19923:2017 deals with external surface charging of spacecraft only.

Life cycle

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PUBLISHED
ISO 19923:2017
90.60 Close of review
Sep 3, 2022