theanonSeptember 21st, Starlink loses another 26 Satellites in one day. NOAA data from Goes Satellite missing
GlitzyArmrestWhat is going on guys?
It’s in the article you posted:
Experts are blaming the most recent solar storm as the cause. A G3 Geomagnetic storm rocked the Earth this past week producing spectacular auroras all the way down to the mid latitude areas in the United States. Major solar flares continue to blast the Earth causing unstable conditions for satellites. Two more M8 flares have been been hurled towards Earth causing Geomagnetic storm predictions for this weekend. The solar wind index according to swpc.noaa.gov showed 500-600km per second winds throughout the duration of the storm. The average wind speed is usually around 300km per second for mild conditions.
Yeah the article i posted the other day also suggest solar flares for the increase, but many people chimed in suggesting that this was normal and expected because they have short lifespans. Over 200 in 3 months sounds like a lot to me, which is roughly 4% of their total satellites and the earliest production satellites were from 2019 and it wasn't even 200.
Exactly this quick loss it not normal.
How do you know?
Because if the business plan for Starlink is to lose 4% of its fleet quarterly, it’s beyond doomed to fail.
That might not be the plan, but this is a Musk run company. We all know that Musk companies don't have the best track record with build quality.
I’m no Musk fan but this tech is a game changer for anyone not living in North America or Europe. Even Australians stand to benefit.
Anyone who lives any sort of distance from NA and Europe understands the physical limitation of the speed of light through a glass medium.
Also the satellites are in low earth orbit so quick decay is meant to happen. Also solar activity happens often, and any manner of craziness because it’s space after all.
SpaceX and Oneweb have changed the satellite game. They have developed low cost highly deployable satellites. The immense amount of engineering is really a feat of human endeavour.
Oh, and SpaceX isn’t the only company doing this. There are several other companies trying to get similar projects off the ground.
Im really hoping that this takes off. Low latency, fast internet, not dependent on electricity infrastructure I really hope starlink comes to fruition.