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Offline brettreds2k

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SpaceX will lose up to 40 satellites it just launched due to a solar storm
« on: 02/09/2022 07:52 pm »
Sorry if this is a repost, I did not see this anywhere on here. I am shocked knowing of this Solar Storm, why SpaceX decided to launch anyway, seems like risk that did not pay off.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/tech/spacex-starlink-solar-storm-satellites-scn/index.html
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Re: SpaceX will lose up to 40 satellites it just launched due to a solar storm
« Reply #1 on: 02/09/2022 08:49 pm »
Currently being discussed in the Starlink 4-7 mission thread.

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=55615.0
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