> interestingly, increase satellite drag. was reading something about this last week. originally, I assumed that the satellite electronics were getting whacked

> interestingly, increase satellite drag. was reading something about this last week. originally, I assumed that the satellite electronics were getting whacked, but that wasn't the actual reason. these storms can heat the atmosphere causing it to expand/swell during the heating which causes extra drag requiring faster than anticipated use of fuel for station keeping. just another one of those issues of just how everything in the universe "works together" in the most interesting ways.