[LINK] itN: 'Solar winds take out Starlink satellites'

[Scott Howard]

On Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 1:24 PM Roger Clarke <Roger.Clarke at xamax.com.au>
wrote:

> [ Have there been previous launches into the 550km level, which went as
> planned?  Was the prompt loss of 40 of a batch of 49 really a once-off
> bit of bad luck, or an indicator that the environment at that level is
> simply too hostile for spacecraft to hang around? ]
>

They have just under 2,000 satellites already at/around the 550km level.

  Scott