Space research at the Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism,Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation, Russian Academy of Sciences

摘要

The space research at the Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation, RAS (IZMIRAN) covers all the main areas of the institute activities: the study of the ionosphere and wave propagation, terrestrial and planetary magnetism, and solar-terrestrial physics. During the 70 years of its history, 50 of which are related to space research, IZMIRANhas participated inmore than 50 space projects and conducted space research from the first artificial Earth satellite (AES) to modern complex space observatories like Interkosmos-19, APEX, CORONAS-F, and Compass-2. Substantial progress in the investigations pursued by the institute in recent years has been inseparably linked with spacecraft-borne measurements. Space research is an important constituent in the complex approach to the study of diversified and complex phenomena and physical processes in the Sun-Earth system, objects like the Sun, the terrestrial magnetosphere, the ionosphere, etc., which require dedicated experiments and a comprehensive analysis of observational data and their comparison with theoretical models.