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Originally Posted by aerohead
NASA's website speaks of solar energetic particles (SEPs) capable of 'bit-flips' aboard satellites., where a 'zero' can become a 'one,' distorting communications.
SEPs cannot be predicted.
I'm not a drone expert, so I'll leave the explanations to them.
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A podcast suggested bit flip was responsible for unintended acceleration issues. Apparently there was no redundancy to protect against the unlikely but potentially catastrophic occurances.