Elon Musk's SpaceX Loses 40 Starlink Satellites in One Day

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SpaceX loses 40 Starlink satellites in one day.

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A geomagnetic storm knocked the internet satellites out of the sky.

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They successfully launched 49 Starlink internet satellites into orbit on February 3.

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40 of them will be lost.

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It has significant flaws including limited speeds, high latency.

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This system shows great potential.

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The geomagnetic storm wreaked havoc on them.

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They put the satellites into a safe mode.

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Once they are put into safe mode, they could not be brought back to normal operation.

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The increased drag at the low altitudes prevented the satellites from leaving safe-mode.

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This has never happened before that a brand-new successfully deployed satellite being brought down by a geomagnetic storm, They said.

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