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SpaceX will de-orbit part of the Starlink V2 Mini satellites that have begun to decline

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SpaceX will de-orbit part of the Starlink V2 Mini satellites that have begun to decline

SpaceX began to experience problems with spacecraft Starlink V2 Mini. Some of the satellites will have to be removed from orbit.

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At the end of February, SpaceX brought out 21 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit. The Falcon 9 rocket delivered them to an altitude of 365 km. It was assumed that the spacecraft would rise to an orbit of 530 km, but this did not happen.

Starlink V2 Mini stopped at an altitude of 380 km. On March 15, SpaceX satellites began to descend and returned to an altitude of 365 km. Elon Musk said that some of the spacecraft will have to be removed from orbit due to “some problems.” At the same time, the head of SpaceX noted that Starlink V2 Mini is crammed with new technologies, so malfunctions were expected.

Source: @elonmusk





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