Article 5VZ61 More Than 40 Starlink Satellites Have Been Lost After a Geomagnetic Storm

More Than 40 Starlink Satellites Have Been Lost After a Geomagnetic Storm

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George Dvorsky
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Approximately 80% of the Starlink satellites launched last week are at risk of plunging back through the atmosphere or have already done so, according to SpaceX. The company says a geomagnetic storm prevented the satellites from rising up to their operational orbits.

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