Destructive manifestation of space weather variations when launching Starlink satellites

V. P. Syvokon

doi:10.1117/12.2644653

7 December 2022 Destructive manifestation of space weather variations when launching Starlink satellites

V. P. Syvokon

Proceedings Volume 12341, 28th International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics; 1234177 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2644653
Event: 28th International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics, 2022, Tomsk, Russia

Abstract

As a part of the implementation of the global satellite system, SpaceX company has been launching Starlink satellites for two years. The launches have been successful until recently. However, on February 3, the launch turned to be unsuccessful, 40 of 49 satellites were lost. The company's specialists believe that the main reason for this incident is an increase in the atmosphere density on the intermediate orbit that was the result of a magnetic storm that occurred on February 3-4, 2022. Based on the analysis of the geomagnetic state on the days of previous launches and the development of the magnetic storm during the latest launch, it was shown that other mechanisms of the destructive manifestation of space weather were also possible.

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V. P. Syvokon "Destructive manifestation of space weather variations when launching Starlink satellites", Proc. SPIE 12341, 28th International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics, 1234177 (7 December 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2644653

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