Solar storm destroyed 40 of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites in 24 hours
40 of the 49 high-speed Internet Starlink satellites launched by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX were on Earth due to a geomagnetic storm on February 4. 130 miles above were destroyed. These satellites were launched a day before the incident. Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell said on Wednesday that this appears to be the first event that such a number of satellites have been destroyed at once due to a geomagnetic storm.
On 3 February 2022, American industrialist Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX launched 49 Starlink Internet Satellites into space in a Falcon-9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Elon Musk’s company has issued a statement saying that there is no risk from these satellites right now, because satellites are made of no metal. In such a situation, if they enter the Earth’s orbit, then they will be burnt to ashes.
Elon Musk’s company has issued a statement saying that there is no risk from these satellites right now, because satellites are made of no metal. In such a situation, if they enter the Earth’s orbit, then they will be burnt to ashes.
The team tried to put the satellites in safe-mode, but without success. Because of this, these satellites have started entering or have entered the earth. These satellites are not likely to collide with the rest of the satellites. These satellites are not going to hit the earth either.
A geomagnetic storm or a solar storm is actually a major event affecting space weather. During this, highly magnetic particles are released from the Sun, which becomes the reason for its coronal mass ejection. This is the aura of plasma on the outer shell of the Sun. Solar flares and solar winds originate from coronal mass ejections.
Because of these, solar storms are formed. Earth’s electricity and related activities can be affected due to solar storms. Many times, due to this, the effect is seen on the satellite to the earth’s electric grid.
