Ionospheric Disruption by Rocket

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Rocket launching over Earth beneath a storm with satellite signal loss warning map

The launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission in April 2026 caused significant disturbances in Earth’s ionosphere that could have triggered temporary, localized errors in GPS positioning, a new study has found.

The ionosphere acts as a gigantic, atmospheric electromagnetic reflector. Hams depend on the ionosphere for High Frequency (HF) radio signals (3–30 MHz).

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/nasas-artemis-ii-moon-launch-tore-a-hole-in-earths-upper-atmosphere-so-huge-it-disrupted-gps-signals
Rocket launching into a dark blue sky, leaving a thick plume of smoke and fire behind it.

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