That is no small milestone, given part of the fleet suffered an issue after a solar storm in 2022. The solar storms over the weekend caused other satellite issues unrelated to Starlink, however. The New York Times, for example, reported farming equipment being'Extreme' solar storms cook up sweet Mother's Day auroras for Moms everywhere. The next day, a geomagnetic storm increased the density of the atmosphere, unexpectedly increasing the drag force on the satellites.
SpaceX Starlink satellites had to make 25,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in just 6 months — and it will only get worse SpaceX just launched its latest batch of satellites on Sunday . It sent 23 more Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida's Sunday's launch was already the 49th orbital mission of 2024 for SpaceX, with 33 of those launches devoted to Starlink.
Elizabeth Howell , Ph.D., is a staff writer in the spaceflight channel since 2022 covering diversity, education and gaming as well. She was contributing writer forfor 10 years before joining full-time.
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