Starlink satellites articles
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Biggest Geomagnetic Storm in Decades Disrupts Elon Musk's Starlink Satellite Internet
SpaceX's satellite arm, Starlink, warns of "degraded service" amid Earth's worst geomagnetic storm in 20 years.
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Huge solar storm impacting Starlink satellites, 'degraded service' reported: Musk
Elon Musk has said that the powerful geomagnetic storm hitting Earth right now is putting Starlink satellites under tremendous strain. Conditions reached level 5 on the 5-point scale of geomagnetic activity on Friday evening, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) which says its satellites observed an "extreme" event -- the first such storm to reach that level since October 2003. "Major geomagnetic solar storm happening right now. Biggest in a long time," Musk wrote on X,...
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Solar storms today: Elon Musk says his Starlink satellites ‘under a lot of pressure’
The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday. In its wake, Starlink boss Elon Musk has warned that the company's satellites are “under a lot of pressure, but holding on so far.”“Major geomagnetic solar storm is happening right now. Biggest in a long time. Starlink satellites are under a lot of pressure, but holding up so far,” Musk said in an X post.According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Space Weather Prediction Center, a...