Little to no impact on power grid or spacecraft operations. Some power grid damage, mainly at higher latitudes, possible. Spacecraft may need corrections to orbit. Spacecraft may have orientation and communication problems. Protective devices may trip a portion of the grid, which collapses.
Spacecraft have orientation and communication problems.
Spacecraft become difficult to contact and orient, loss of satellites. Pipelines become charged, radio communication out from hours to days, aurora seen across both hemispheres. Other NOAA space weather scales Because space weather is inevitable, scientists are developing ways to warn people and businesses about solar storms. NOAA is developing computer models to provide scientists with useful tools for predicting future solar storms. He says that pinpointing whether solar weather will affect Earth is like watching a golf ball heading toward you as it flies through clouds.