Plasma sheath formation during atmospheric reentry blocks radio communication

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The formation of a plasma sheath around a spacecraft during atmospheric reentry reflects and absorbs electromagnetic waves, causing severe signal attenuation and radio communication blackout.

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The claim is a well-established empirical fact in aerospace engineering and plasma physics known as the reentry blackout phenomenon. Multiple retrieved papers explicitly confirm that the plasma sheath surrounding a reentering vehicle reflects and absorbs radio signals, blocking communication. Therefore, the claim is strongly supported by the evidence.

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Experimental Demonstration of Anomalous Field Enhancement in All-Dielectric Transition Magnetic Metamaterials.

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Sun J, Liu X, Zhou J, Kudyshev Z, Litchinitser NM. Experimental Demonstration of Anomalous Field Enhancement in All-Dielectric Transition Magnetic Metamaterials.. 2015. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep16154

Paper [2] discusses the critical period when all communications are lost due to the reflection and absorption of electromagnetic waves by the plasma sheath created during spacecraft reentry.

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Effect of non-ionizing reaction rate (assumed to be controllable) on the plasma generation mechanism and communication around RAMC vehicle during atmospheric reentry.

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Ouyang W, Liu Q, Zhang Z, Jin T, Wu Z. Effect of non-ionizing reaction rate (assumed to be controllable) on the plasma generation mechanism and communication around RAMC vehicle during atmospheric reentry.. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99584-3

Paper [3] investigates radio frequency blackout caused by the attenuation effect of the plasma sheath on communication signals during the reentry of the RAMC vehicle.

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Active Decoupling of Signal and Turbulence in Reentry Plasma Sheath via Dynamically Tuned Magnetic Field

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Qin M, Tian D, Lin B, Yuan K. Active Decoupling of Signal and Turbulence in Reentry Plasma Sheath via Dynamically Tuned Magnetic Field. 2026. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202605.0397.v1

Paper [4] examines how a spacecraft is enveloped by a turbulent plasma sheath during atmospheric reentry that induces severe signal degradation and communication blackout.

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first checked01 Aug 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 8001 Aug 2026

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