ISRO has placed India’s space infrastructure on high alert due to the solar storm risk. Scroll down to know more.
Solar storm alert: In a big update for India, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has placed India’s space infrastructure on high alert after a series of powerful solar flares that have erupted from the Sun’s ‘Active Region 14366’. Potentially disrupting high-frequency communication, GPS navigation and satellite operations across India, the solar flare is expected to have a big impact on India.
What ISRO has said over solar storm?
The ISRO has confirmed that 50 operational Indian satellites are being continuously monitored due to the potential risk of disruption to communication, navigation systems, and satellite payloads caused by the ongoing solar activity across the world and more importantly India.
Also, NASA has confirmed that the strongest X8.1-class eruption occurred on February 1. NSA has alos said that with solar activity peaking between February 1 and February 2, these solar flare eruptions have been closely tracked by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
Notably, the recent solar flare event was the brightest solar flare observed since October 2024, ranking among the top 20 most powerful solar flares recorded since 1996, when modern satellite monitoring began.
