Title :
Lightning protection of SOYUZ and VEGA launching pads
Author :
Bachelier, E. ; Issac, F. ; Guibert, L. ; Quenum, W. ; Enjablert, V. ; Mohedano, L.
Author_Institution :
ONERA, Toulouse, France
Abstract :
In 2011, two experiments were carried out on the the SOYUZ and VEGA launching pads in Kourou, French Guyana, in order to verify the lightning protection of the installations, and give the elements needed for the certification of the sites. This paper presents the methodology of the tests and the expertise performed on the sites and which concluded to a good assessment of their lightning protection.
Keywords :
lightning protection; French Guyana; Kourou; SOYUZ launching pad; VEGA launching pad; lightning protection; Buildings; Current measurement; Grounding; Lightning protection; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; experimental study; grounding network; induced effetcs; interconnected buildings; lightning;
Conference_Titel :
Lightning Protection (ICLP), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1898-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1896-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICLP.2012.6344358
