Abstract The upper atmospheric perturbations caused by rocket plume interactions with ambient ionospheric plasma are reviewed from observational and theoretical perspectives. Particular attention is given to the large-scale “ionospheric hole” phenomenon associated with rocket exhaust injected into the F-region (h > 200 km). The launch of NASA's HEAO-C satellite by an Atlas/Centaur rocket in September 1979 led to a series of “experiments of opportunity” that yielded the most complete description of an ionospheric depletion yet obtained.
The effect of rocket launches on the ionosphere
Advances in Space Research ; 1 , 2 ; 275-290
1981-01-01
16 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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