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Solar maximum just knocked 3 satellites out of orbit. Here's why more may be on the way.

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Binar means "fireball" in the Noongar language of the First Nations people of Perth .

Binar-2, 3 and 4 were three CubeSats from Curtin University's Binar Space Program .

They only lasted for two monthsa third of what was expected.

Recent high solar activity has been causing an unexpected headache for satellite operators in the last few years .

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