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A geomagnetic storm may have effectively destroyed 40 SpaceX Starlink satellites
The Verge ^
| 08 February 2022
| Sean Hollister
Posted on 02/08/2022 7:24:57 PM PST by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen
Well duhhh!
It is not the storm that caused the issue, it was the launch.
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posted on
02/08/2022 7:33:20 PM PST
by
Texas Fossil
((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
To: Texas Fossil
Huh?
The storm caused "up to 50 percent higher drag than during previous launches,"
Normal launch is to a low orbit, so failed activation will face elevated drag and de-orbit quickly (a year or so). The storm impacted the atmosphere, causing higher density higher up than normal, causing viable satellites to slow and fall.
Launch was fine.
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posted on
02/08/2022 7:36:52 PM PST
by
ctdonath2
(Statistics don't matter when they happen to you.)
To: Texas Fossil
The geomagnetic storm happened after the launch, or at least before anyone realized how strong it was, or that it would directly collide with Earth's atmosphere.
To: zeestephen
Gee...
That leaves hundreds of them still up there...
That assumes that the chicoms haven’t been snatching those up...
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posted on
02/08/2022 7:49:05 PM PST
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
To: zeestephen
They’ll make some nice fireworks on their way back down.
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posted on
02/08/2022 7:49:50 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong [FJB])
To: zeestephen
Geomagnetic storms do not knock satellites out of orbit.
Geomagnetic storms can fry unprotected electronics.
I doubt either happened.
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posted on
02/08/2022 7:50:42 PM PST
by
Texas Fossil
((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
To: ctdonath2
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posted on
02/08/2022 7:50:46 PM PST
by
Churchillspirit
(9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
To: zeestephen
MSN talking heads know nothing about electromagnetic waves.
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posted on
02/08/2022 7:52:01 PM PST
by
Texas Fossil
((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
To: Churchillspirit
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posted on
02/08/2022 7:58:58 PM PST
by
ctdonath2
(Statistics don't matter when they happen to you.)
To: zeestephen
Operative words here are may have. Just more lies?
To: zeestephen
It seems that the Starlink system just got an early warning zot by God!
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posted on
02/08/2022 8:13:04 PM PST
by
Oscar in Batangas
(An Honors Graduate from the Don Rickles School of Personal Verbal Intercourse)
To: Texas Fossil
The dummies at MSN were smart enough to understand the problem has nothing to do with electromagnetic waves. You are not.
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posted on
02/08/2022 8:20:25 PM PST
by
bigbob
To: Oscar in Batangas
B s. Free communication is always positive. I’m not sure why you want big Corp wanting control over the gateway. My guess is not good. By all beans log into to you isp and expect transparency. Idiot.
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posted on
02/08/2022 8:21:20 PM PST
by
wgmalabama
(We will find out if the Vac or virus risk was the correct choice - can we put truth above narrative )
To: Texas Fossil
Re: "Geomagnetic storms do not knock satellites out of orbit."
You forgot to read the article.
Starlink satellites are deliberately launched into a low unsustainable orbit.
The reason - so any satellite that is not functioning correctly can be immediately de-orbited and burned up.
The healthy satellites are then maneuvered into a higher permanent orbit.
The timing of the storm required them to put all 49 satellites into safe mode at their lower orbit. 40 satellites are expected to de-orbit and burn up.
To: Texas Fossil
Articles from msn.com are written by AI. It’s been that way for a year or two.
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posted on
02/08/2022 8:45:39 PM PST
by
fretzer
To: zeestephen
Wow, I never knew that geomagnetic storms could cause so much drag that they could prevent satellites from reaching orbit. That is really hard to believe. Any orbital folks here know if that is true?
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posted on
02/08/2022 8:53:46 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(If truckers quit their jobs, society would collapse. If politicians quit their jobs...HALLELUJAH!)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Please read the article before making declarations that are not in the article.
Thanks.
To: SuperLuminal
To: fretzer
Re: Articles from msn.com are written by AI. It's been that way for a year or two.
This article was written at The Verge and purchased by MSFT for publication on MSN.com.
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