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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by jcun4128 on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @03:35AM (#30270360)
I guess their hall-effect thrusters didn't have enough impulse to help or long enough fuel?
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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by jcun4128 on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @06:09PM (#30280041)
Oh I see seems like they literally could not rotate (against atmosphere) by reaction wheels to then fire the thruster
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