Operational impact · Space infrastructure

Satellites

Spacecraft are exposed to the full force of space weather: energetic particles charge their surfaces and interiors and flip bits in their electronics, while geomagnetic storms heat and expand the upper atmosphere, increasing drag and pulling low-orbit satellites down faster.

Highlights

›Charging, single-event upsets, and increased orbital drag

Across space weather

ESA Space Weather Service Network

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Associated withSolar Energetic Particles (SEP)
Associated withVan Allen Radiation Belts
Associated withGeomagnetic Storm
Associated withDSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory)
Associated withESA Space Weather Service Network
Associated withOrbital Debris
Associated withThe Satellite Economy

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

NOAA SWPCNOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space-weather forecasts and alerts: aurora (OVATION), the Kp index, and the G1–G5 geomagnetic storm scale.

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Satellites

Highlights

Drivers, environments & assets

Across space weather

Knowledge connections

Sources

Satellites

Highlights

Drivers, environments & assets

Across space weather

Knowledge connections

Sources