Contents

Preface .......................................................................................................xv Acknowledgments ...................................................................................xvii Abbreviations ...........................................................................................xix Introduction ...........................................................................................xxiii

1 Perturbations in the Ionosphere Caused by Rocket Launches .......... 3 1.1 Overview ......................................................................................3 1.2 Properties and Parameters of the Lower, Middle,

and Outer Ionospheres ..................................................................4 1.3 Peculiarities of the Interaction of Moving SVs

with the Ionosphere ......................................................................6 1.4 Cosmodromes and Types of Rockets ............................................9 1.5 Large-Scale Perturbations in RL and Flight-Doppler

Spectra Analysis .......................................................................... 11 1.6 Global Perturbations in Rocket Flights and SV Maneuvers ........ 15 1.7 Global Perturbations during Landing of SVs ..............................20 1.8 Discussion of Results ..................................................................23