Powerful wave disrupts China satellite?

[Tad Blanchard <Tad.M.Blanchard.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>]

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Subject: 	FW: Powerful wave disrupts China satellite
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>> Powerful wave disrupts China satellite 
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>> BEIJING, April 8 (UPI) _ A mysterious electromagnetic wave has
>> disrupted China's real-time earthquake warning system and is  wreaking
>> havoc with stock brokerages nationwide. 
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>> The State Seismological Bureau says the powerful wave will not
>> paralyze the early warning system but constant disturbance has  slowed
>> the flow of information to earthquake experts. 
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>> Bureau official Zhou Sumin (``Joe Sue-mynn'') says the wave is 100-
>> times stronger than normal and began disrupting the Apstar-1 satellite
>> on March 14. 
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>> Real-time data transmission via the satellite has affected work at
>> nine seismological bases that rely on digital technology. 
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>> The wave has also affected more than 400 stockbrokers and some 100
>> pager services that depend on the satellite. 
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>> Zhou says Chinese scientists are still working to determine the origin
>> of the phenomenon. 
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>> ************************************
>> Eric J. Hammer
>> NASA/Johnson Space Center
>> Ascent/Entry Flight Dynamics
>> (281)483-1923
>> eric.j.hammer1@jsc.nasa.gov
>> ************************************


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