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Which LEO satellite lost over 30 km of altitude in the geomagnetic storm of 13-14 March 1989?
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During the great geomagnetic storm of 13-14 March 1989, tracking of thousands of space objects was lost and it took North American Defense Command (...
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Has NORAD ever experienced a catastrophic event and "lost track of" a bunch of objects?
NORAD tracks satellites for several very important reasons. From time to time an object might become temporarily mis-identified or otherwise confused with another object, these things usually get ...
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