Ben Brockert on Nostr: The recent solar storms had one victim: the last object still in orbit launched by ...
The recent solar storms had one victim: the last object still in orbit launched by Virgin Orbit. Everything VO and Astra launched has now reentered.
https://www.satcat.com/sats/48876Vanguard 1 launched by the US to a higher orbit in 1958, perseveres.
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