Space Weather Environment During the SpaceX Starlink Satellite Loss in February 2022

Space Weather Environment During the SpaceX Starlink Satellite Loss in February 2022

Abstract On 3 February 2022, SpaceX Starlink launched and subsequently lost 38 of 49 satellites due to enhanced neutral density associated with a geomagnetic storm. This study examines the space weather conditions related to the satellite loss, based on observations, forecasts, and numerical simulat...

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Main Authors:	Tzu‐Wei Fang, Adam Kubaryk, David Goldstein, Zhuxiao Li, Tim Fuller‐Rowell, George Millward, Howard J. Singer, Robert Steenburgh, Solomon Westerman, Erik Babcock
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2022-11-01
Series:	Space Weather
Subjects:	space weather forecast thermosphere expansion and satellite drag geomagnetic storms
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1029/2022SW003193
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