Abstract
The influence of exhausted beam ions from ion thrusters on Earth's environment and communication was analyzed by the detailed modeling of the exhausted ions' and electrons' motion and the energy exchange process between the exhausted ions and the circumferential particles. The analytical results showed that the density distribution of plasma components near the earth will change locally by the energy input of exhausted ions trapped by the geomagnetic field if the large scale operation of ion thrusters is performed, but its influence on earth's environment will be small compared with that by the natural phenomena such a magnetic storm. However, the influence on GPS communication will be large and the electrical charge of spacecraft will be progressed.
