Loss of 38 satellites prompts call for better space weather forecasts
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from Washington Post1 year ago
The SpaceX launch of the Inspiration4 crew from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 15.(Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)When SpaceX launched 49 Starlink communications satellites into low orbit in February, the goal was to connect remote locations on Earth to the internet.But a space storm dashed those plans, causing 38 of the satellites to fail and costing the commercial space company millions.
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