Unveiling the Space Weather During the Starlink Satellites Destruction Event on 4 February 2022

Abstract On 4 February 2022, 38 Starlink satellites were destroyed by the geomagnetic storm, which brought significant financial, aerospace and public influences. In this letter, we reveal the space weather process during 3–4 February 2022 geomagnetic disturbances, from the Sun all the way to the sa...

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Published in:	Space Weather
Main Authors:	Tong Dang, Xiaolei Li, Bingxian Luo, Ruoxi Li, Binzheng Zhang, Kevin Pham, Dexin Ren, Xuetao Chen, Jiuhou Lei, Yuming Wang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2022-08-01
Subjects:	geomagnetic storm space weather atmospheric drag Starlink satellites
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1029/2022SW003152

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