Calculation of Minimum Plasma Density during the Blackout of a Satellite

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Question

A satellite re-entering Earth’s atmosphere will suffer a radio communications blackout because of the plasma created by the shock wave in front of it. If the satellite’s radio operates at a frequency of 100 MHz, what is the minimum plasma density during the blackout?

Summary

This question belongs to geophysics and discusses about the calculation of  minimum plasma density during the blackout of a satellite.

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