SpaceX says up to 40 of its new Starlink satellites are falling out of orbit

SpaceX launched dozens of satellites earlier this month, and now says most of them were impacted by a geomagnetic storm.

The satellites that can’t maintain orbit will burn up as they reenter Earth’s atmosphere, SpaceX says. A geomagnetic storm hit the day after they were launched.

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Source: NPR Space News