SpaceX Starlink Satellite Fails On Orbit

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SpaceX said one of its Starlink satellites failed on orbit, causing some space debris and now tumbling. “The anomaly led to venting of the propulsion tank, a rapid decay in semi-major axis by about 4 km [2.48 mi.], and the release of a small number of trackable low relative velocity objects,” the...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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