Previously, independent observers noted the unusual behavior of these spacecraft
At the end of February, SpaceX launched 21 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into space – the new generation vehicles are smaller than their predecessors and, thanks to new data transmission technologies and improved antennas, provide significantly more bandwidth – 4 times more than the first generation Starlink. However, as it turned out, not everything is going smoothly with them: a short time after the launch, independent observers noted the unusual behavior of a number of these satellites – they moved along a strange trajectory.
SpaceX will deliberately destroy some of its latest Stalink V2 Mini satellites
Jonathan McDowell, a well-known astronomer and creator of the planet4589.org website, which collects all the statistics on Starlink satellites, spoke on this topic. “ I think the elevation changes are significant. I think they are solving some problem with the new satellites and in a few weeks we will see if they resume the ascent into orbit ,” he wrote on Twitter. Elon Musk answered him: “ There are a lot of new technologies in Starlink V2, so, as expected, we had some problems. Some satellites will be deorbited, others will be extensively tested before being lifted to altitude above the space station .”
It turns out that for some of those 21 satellites there is no longer any salvation, SpaceX will destroy them by re-entering the earth’s atmosphere.
