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46 new satellites will blast off on Monday morning from Florida after a geomagnetic storm recently caused dozens to fall out of orbit.

The last group of Starlink satellites was launched on February 3, when SpaceX blasted 49 of them into space. The company said that shortly after they achieved controlled flight, they experienced difficulties due to a geomagnetic storm—in which bursts of energy from the sun interfere with the Earth's magnetic field.

The satellites attempted to brave the weather as SpaceX commanded them to go into"safe-mode" in which they flew side-on to the atmosphere to minimize drag. However, the drag remained too high for the satellites to exit their emergency safe mode and dozens ended up returning to Earth, burning up in the atmosphere. SpaceX said no orbital debris was expected to hit the ground.

 

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