SpaceX's Starlink V2 Satellites Encounter Technical Difficulties
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SpaceX is delaying the launch of its new-generation Starlink satellites due to unspecified problems with the first batch of upgraded Starlinks launched in February. The next two SpaceX launches with Falcon 9 rockets will each carry more than 50 Starlink internet satellites into orbit, beginning with the scheduled liftoff of a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:33 a.m. EDT (1533 UTC) Friday. Both launches were originally slated to loft more batches of SpaceX’s upgraded Starlink satellites.
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- SpaceX experiencing problems with first upgraded Starlink V2 satellites SpaceNews
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- Starlink V2 Facing Some Issues, Says Elon Musk Benzinga
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