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What is Space Weather?

Space has weather, just like Earth! "Space Weather" is the result of ionized gases and particles that form clouds that travel through space towards Earth. As recently as May 2024, a major cloud of plasma caused auroras to be visible as far south as coastal Alabama!

 

Space weather storms are the leading cause of satellite damage and can damage power grids and disrupt GPS signals. As recently as 2022, a single space weather storm destroyed entire fleets of satellites. Space weather has caused an entire country to lose power. In 2024, a statewide GPS outage shut down sophisticated harvesting equipment right in the middle of the annual corn harvest. All told, space weather causes $10-$15 billion in damage each year.

 

For companies that own, manage, or communicate with assets in space, space weather awareness is an essential aspect of daily operations. Out platform can tailor the actionable intelligence it provides to your needs, showing space weather in orbits and from the point of view of ground stations.

 

For companies directly impacted by space weather, such as power grid operators, our platform can provide actionable data on the impact of space weather at your location in real time.

 

For companies that rely on space technology, such as GPS users, our platform can provide real-time alerts.

 

​But don’t just take our word for it. See what everyone is saying about Space Weather:

"[Space weather] events can disable satellites and disrupt electrical grids.
 
Technology which is vulnerable if we don’t monitor space weather. "

Stakeholders and Industries Impacted

- Satellite operators
- Ground station operators
- GPS Users
- Precision Agriculture
- Aviation
- Maritime
- Insurance
- Financial Services
- Government and Related Agencies
- Oil and Gas
- Space Travel
- Space Infrastructure
- Utilities
- Energy
- AI
- Big Data

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