An Expert Explains How Solar Storms Can So Easily Destroy Satellites - ScienceAlert
3/5/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 1 month ago
by Piyush Mehta, The Conversation
by Piyush Mehta, The Conversation
On Feb. 4, 2022, SpaceX launched 49 satellites as part of Elon Musk's Starlink internet project, most of which burned up in the atmosphere days later. The cause of this more than US$50 million failure was a geomagnetic storm caused by the Sun.
On Feb. 4, 2022, SpaceX launched 49 satellites as part of Elon Musk's Starlink internet project, most of which burned up in the atmosphere days later. The cause of this more than US$50 million failur… [+7362 chars]
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