Lightning rod tower
A lightning rod tower is usually a steel frame construction that serves as a lightning rod . It must be significantly higher than the object to be protected from the lightning strike.
Lightning rod towers are erected on some launch ramps , where the supply tower, which can take over the lightning protection , is driven away in the last phase of the countdown , so that in the event of a thunderstorm there is a likelihood of a lightning strike in the rocket with the risk of damage to the on-board electronics. One example is the approx. 200 meter high towers at the launch pad of Ariane 5 in Kourou , French Guiana.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lightning Protection for the Next Generation Spacecraft NASA on May 12, 2007