... Space Research Institute . ... Space Plasma Physics is one of the main lines of theoretical and experimental investigations performed at the Space Research Institute (IKI). ... The processes of the transformation of some types of energy into other, which constitute the essence of active phenomena on the Sun and in the close vicinity (magnetospheres) of the planets, including the Earth, are of plasma nature. ... Data of previous solar terrestrial missions: Prognoz-7,-8,-9,-10 , Arcad , Active, Apex. ...