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10.02 / 12:05
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Beware! More solar storms coming, satellites in Earth orbit under threat as Sun flares up
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has lost 40 out of 49 Starlink Satellites launched on February 3 due to a G1 level solar storm. This has put a threat on many more satellites which are located in the lower altitudes and can face the music with more solar storms coming this way. And more solar storms will definitely be coming. As we enter the period of a solar maximum, the incidents of solar flares, CMEs (Coronal Mass Ejections) and resultant solar storms will rise. As the solar maximum period is set to go on till 2025 at the very least, satellites in outer space may face damage and cause disruptions in communication systems worldwide.