Disturbance of plasma environment in the vicinity of the Astrid-2 microsatellite

• The presence of a satellite disturbs the ambient plasma. The charging of the spacecraft creates a sheath around it, and the motion of the satellite creates a wake disturbance. This modification of the plasma environment introduces difficulties in measurin

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space plasma physics; spacecraft sheaths; wakes; charging; instruments and techniques; PROBE MEASUREMENTS; WAKE; SPACECRAFT; ELECTRON

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