On electromagnetic effects in the neighbourhood of a satellite or a vehicle moving in the ionosphere or interplanetary space

The effects arising in the neighbourhood of a body moving in the Ionosphere or Interplanetary Space, and the character of their variations when the body moves off from the Earth are discussed.The results of theoretical calculations are considered. Various disturbances are estimated: concentration and particle flux disturbances, the body potential, scattering of radio waves, the electric field, excitation of plasma waves, erosion of the body surface, etc. Some experimental data characterizing the considered effects are used.