Next SpaceX launch to deploy fewer Starlink satellites into higher orbit
Published by Spaceflight Now on 02/20/2022
A Falcon 9 rocket set for launch Monday will deploy the SpaceX’s next batch of Starlink internet satellites into a higher, more circular orbit than the last few flights, reducing the potential risk to the satellites from a solar storm like the one that destroyed at least 38 Starlink spacecraft earlier this month.
