But experts know how to fix it for the future.
alert and ran the data through a model of Earth's upper atmosphere, into which they were about to place their spacecraft. The analysis suggested the environment was safe, but when the rocket discharged the payload at an altitude of 217 miles , all hell broke loose.
When space weather hits, the thermosphere swells up, the density of its thin air temporarily increasing. The study showed that during that geomagnetic storm, the air density at altitudes between 125 and 250 miles increased by 50% to 125%. For satellites orbiting Earth at speeds of nearly 20,000 mph , such an increase in density would feel like suddenly running against a very strong wind.
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