SpaceX will lower Starlink satellites to reduce collision risk

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Starlink satellites with solar arrays deployed. | Image: SpaceX After one of its Starlink satellites exploded and another narrowly avoided colliding with a Chinese satellite, SpaceX says it will lower the orbit of thousands of Starlink satellites to increase safety. Of the over 9,000 Starlink satellites currently operating in low Earth orbit, SpaceX says it’ll […]

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