Artemis II launch disturbed ionosphere, caused GPS errors
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ITHome reports a National Cheng Kung University study found the April 2026 NASA SLS launch created ionospheric holes up to 5,000 km long, producing GPS positioning errors of several meters, with the disturbance reaching ten times the intensity of SpaceX Starship tests and affecting automatic-driving vehicles and drones. [1]
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- NASA 阿尔忒弥斯二号发射“击穿”电离层，引发 GPS 定位扰动
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