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If Steve is at 300 km, and SWARM is >440km, how did SWARM measure Steve's temperature?

How did ESA measure Steve's temperature using the SWARM spacecraft? Please explain how the measurement is really done, don't just mention an instrument's acronym. I did a quick dump of TLEs for ...
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Could Steve have hurt the ISS?

The BBC News article Aurora photographers find new night sky lights and call them Steve says: A group of aurora enthusiasts have found a new type of light in the night sky and named it Steve. ...
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