SpaceX's Next-Gen Starlink Satellites Have Started Falling From Space

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SpaceX's Next-Gen Starlink Satellites Have Started Falling From Space
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The first batch of Elon Musk's upgraded Starlink internet satellites experienced issues shortly after launching last month.

to clarify that the satellites were “experiencing some issues” and that some of them will be deorbited while others would still be tested. The recently deorbited V2 Mini could be the first of more to come, but we currently don’t know for certain.on board a Falcon 9 rocket on February 27.

The company calls them V2 Minis, as the units are miniaturized versions of the company’s full-sized, next generation Starlinks. The V2 Minis are meant to help SpaceX increase the capacity of its internet megaconstellation, filling the gap for the increasing demand of Starlink until the company is able to launch batches of its full-sized next-generation satellites.

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