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Geomagnetic field fluctuations near Kharkov, which accompanied rocket launches from the Baikonur site

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The observations of the geomagnetic field variations in the range of periods 1–1000 s, which accompanied the launches of 65 Soyuz and Proton rockets from the Baikonur site in 2002–2006, have been analyzed. The measurements were performed near Kharkov (the distance from the launching site is R ≈ 2100 km). Three groups of disturbances, with delays of 6–7, 30–70, and 70–130 min dependent on the time of day, have been revealed. The disturbance duration was 10–30, 50–70, and 45–70 min, respectively. Periods of 3–6, 6–12, and 6–12 min, respectively, predominated in the geomagnetic pulsations. The amplitudes of these pulsations reached 3–6 nT. The physical model of the observed geomagnetic disturbances, which generally agrees with the measurements, has been proposed.

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Original Russian Text © L.F. Chernogor, 2009, published in Geomagnetizm i Aeronomiya, 2009, Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 403–415.

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Chernogor, L.F. Geomagnetic field fluctuations near Kharkov, which accompanied rocket launches from the Baikonur site. Geomagn. Aeron. 49, 384–396 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S001679320903013X

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