His company Elon Mask launched 49 satellites, Nevertheless just 9 will reach the planned orbit - The Starlink designed so that when they re-enter the atmosphere they decompose.
Η SpaceX, property Elon Musk, launched low-orbit satellites on 3 February, from Florida Kennedy Space Center. The 80% of the satellites, however, were destroyed, as it is estimated that they did not reach the orbit planned by scientists.
«"Unfortunately, the satellites that developed on Thursday suffered a significant blow from a geomagnetic storm on Friday.", announced today SpaceX adding that "these storms cause warming of the atmosphere and increase of the atmospheric density at our low altitudes of growth".
Due to the speed and severity of the storm there was "atmospheric drag», Which was up to 50% higher compared to previous launches, says SpaceX.
They failed to maneuver
The satellites were ordered to be covered by flying as "sheet of paper». However, they failed to perform the maneuvers required to reach the required trajectory.
Watch Falcon 9 launch 49 Starlink satellites into orbit → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK https://t.co/BO1JrHNzXR
- SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 3, 2022
«Up to 40 satellites will re-enter or have already entered the Earth's atmosphere» says the company. The satellites Starlink designed to decompose in the event of re-entry into the atmosphere. This is because orbital debris is not created, nor are satellite parts falling to the ground.
Η SpaceX has already launched 2.000 Starlink satellites and is licensed by the US authorities as a whole 12.000.
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