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To: pat mudge who wrote (28552)	11/10/1997 9:37:00 PM
From: Chemsync	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 31386

[Huge solar flare could hit satellites] No kidding. Can't ya count on anything anymore! Break out the signal flags! To those with Teledesic stock---I'm not trying to be alarmist? Well, we survived the week. But what's the insurance premium on those satelites gonna be? msnbc.com REUTER WASHINGTON - A massive solar flare that burst off the Sun is likely to spawn a geomagnetic storm that could affect satellites, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday. Space Environment Center NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center THE FLARE, DETECTED as it occurred at about 1:58 a.m. ET Tuesday, was rated as a class X, the highest-intensity classification, the NOAA said in a statement. Forecasters at the government's Space Environment Center predict that activity in Earth's magnetic field will increase over the next few days, with the geomagnetic storm reaching its greatest intensity Friday. The aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, are likely to put on a show this week at northern latitudes in the United States, the forecasters said. However, power systems will probably experience only isolated effects, while satellites may experience surface charging, which can result in arcing between parts of the satellite. Very large geomagnetic storms can cause communications problems with satellites and interfere with high-frequency radio communications. U.S. and European spacecraft will detect any such storms about one hour before they reach Earth's magnetic field. Forecasters said this flare, which is many times the size of Earth, ushers in a new cycle of solar flare activity, which is likely to increase over the next two to six years. c 1997 Reuter Limited. All rights reserved.