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Only short periods are space probes by "gravity assist manoeuvres" close
to Earth, in these period these will get a
SW
push from the Earth, depending how close they approach. But this doesn't
explain all the speed increment that for example the space probe NEAR was affected by.
We can see the magnitude of the
SW
affecting the Earth above in the table.
Near was also affected by
SW
of the Sun,
and more
constantly, but also the Earth is affected by the same
SW
of the Sun, -
This is about
3,00 * 10-8
m/s2
and caused the orbit of the Earth
(the AU) to extend 15 cm yearly. When both Near and the Earth is
affected by the same force, things get a bit more complicated.
Now look at the image below, when
near was approaching the Earth (by swingby) it was (off course) also
approaching the Sun, and was thus hence also "suddenly" also affected by
stronger SW from the Sun. This is what NASA have registered.

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