The geomagnetic storm in the Sun has hit the Starlink satellites!

Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, will launch in mid-January. 1,500 of which are in orbit launched more than 2,000 satellites into space. It is known that the currently used system supports up to 4,400 satellites. Therefore, it is stated that the company has a chance to send nearly 2,500 more satellites.

Starlink, which is affiliated with SpaceX, the space and aviation company owned by Musk, sometimes comes to the fore with misfortunes. The company announced last week that it could lose most of the satellites it launched due to the geomagnetic storm caused by an explosion on the Sun.

49 Starlink satellites in danger

The company said on its website on Tuesday that atmospheric drag is lower than previous launches due to the storm’s escalation rate and severity. increased by 50 percent told. The company, which sent 49 new Starlink satellites into space on Thursday, February 3, reported that the day after that, the geomagnetic storm hit the Earth’s outer atmosphere.

The shock wave from the explosion that occurred on the Sun due to the geomagnetic storm hit the Earth’s atmosphere, affecting the atmospheric density. That’s why SpaceX sent About 40 of the 49 satellites announced that it would instantly lose altitude and cause it to burn.

As with all Starlink missions, SpaceX announced Thursday’s 49 satellites. about 210 km stated that it was deployed at altitude. This initial low orbit ensures that if a Starlink satellite isn’t functioning properly, it will quickly de-orbit and burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, ensuring it doesn’t become space junk.

geomagnetic storm on friday cause the atmosphere to warm it happened. Therefore, the density of the atmosphere increased at the height at which the satellites were deployed. This will cause Starlink satellites to enter the Earth’s atmosphere uncontrollably and burn to death.