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SpaceX Has Reduced Starlink Failure Rate To 0.2% Reveals Early Data

SpaceX Has Reduced Starlink Failure Rate To 0.2% Reveals Early Data

4 years ago
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https://wccftech.com/spacex-starlink-failure-rate-early-data/

A line of Starlink satellites making their way over Europe in April 2020. Image: EarthSky

With beta testing for SpaceX's Starlink internet constellation already underway and more invitation expected to go out sooner, it's looking as if the operational safety of satellites is also improving. As opposed to most satellite-based internet constellations out there, Starlink (and Amazon's upcoming Kuiper constellation) uses low Earth orbit (LEO) for its orbital operations and flies much closer to the surface as a result.