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SpaceX to Deorbit 100 Starlink Satellites Due to Detected Flaw
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SpaceX to deorb 100 early model Starlink satellites before they potentially fail and become hazards in low Earth orbit.
The deorbiting of these units should take roughly six months to complete, the company said in a statement.
SpaceX reassured its customers that Starlink services will remain uninterrupted, while adding that the satellites will still be able to avoid collisions with other satellites during their descent.
There are currently 5,402 functioning Starlink satellite orbiting in LEO .
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