• The superstorm and satellites

    From Dumas Walker@21:1/175 to All on Thu Jul 11 16:04:47 2024
    The May 10th Superstorm Had an Unprecedented Effect on Satellites

    5000 satellites suddenly maneuvered to combat the storm

    Space Weather News for July 11, 2024
    https://spaceweather.com
    https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com

    SUPERSTORM TRIGGERS A MASS MIGRATION OF SATELLITES: Earth just experienced the biggest mass migration of satellites in history. On May 10, 2024, approximately 5000 spacecraft had to maneuver to maintain altitude, resisting a geomagnetic storm that was trying to pull them down. Full story @ Spaceweather.com (https://spaceweather.com) .

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