Solar Storm Wipes Out 80% Of Latest Batch Of Starlinks
Credit: SpaceX
CAPE CANAVERAL—The day after a SpaceX Falcon 9 delivered a batch of 49 Starlink satellites into orbit, a solar storm struck, causing atmospheric particles from Earth to expand into space, increasing drag on the newly launched flock. Engineers reoriented the flat satellites to fly with their narrow...
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