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|| {{ attachment:plasmasphere.png }} || Most of the mass of particles in server sky orbits is [[ http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/physics/RBtutorial.pdf | cold (<1eV) plasma ]], in the upper fringes of the atmosphere. The total mass of these particles is small. This plot shows density versus distance || || {{ attachment:plasmasphere.png }} || Most of the mass of particles in server sky orbits is [[ http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/physics/RBtutorial.pdf | cold (<1eV) plasma ]], in the upper fringes of the atmosphere. The total mass of these particles is small. This plot shows density versus distance. <<BR>><<BR>> It is a modified frame from http://plasmasphere.nasa.gov/media/meridianswing.html ||
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http://plasmasphere.nasa.gov/media/meridianswing.html

The Plasmasphere

plasmasphere.png

Most of the mass of particles in server sky orbits is cold (<1eV) plasma, in the upper fringes of the atmosphere. The total mass of these particles is small. This plot shows density versus distance.

It is a modified frame from http://plasmasphere.nasa.gov/media/meridianswing.html

orbit

Radius

Lmin

Lmax

Densmin

Densmax

Volume

Mass

m288

12789 km

1.93

2.14

4500/cm3

7000/cm3

1.8e12 km3

17000 kg

m360

14441 km

2.19

2.42

2500/cm3

4000/cm3

2.6e12 km3

14000 kg

m480

16756 km

2.55

2.79

1200/cm3

2500/cm3

3.5e12 km3

11000 kg

A few thousand tons of thinsats will vastly increase the number of coulomb scattering centers.

MORE LATER

Plasmasphere (last edited 2013-02-24 21:54:35 by KeithLofstrom)