MR-20

MR-20 is a Russian sounding rocket, and is a type of meteorological rocket. It was followed by the MR-30.

Launching experiments

In 1985, an MR-20 meteorological rocket was used from the North Atlantic in a Soviet-People's [Republic of Poland|Polish] experiment adapting an ion gun to inject lithium ions into the ionosphere.
In September 1988, 3 MR-20 rocket experiments with artificial "electron hole" formations took place in the Northern [Auroral Zone] on the research vessel named "Professor Vize". The launching of MR-20 rockets were to examine the upper atmospheric and ionospheric characteristics in the Auroral.