Elon Musk's brand new satellites are 'falling out of the sky' in huge headache for SpaceX

Despite only launching last month, SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink satellites are already falling out of the sky – Elon Musk has admitted that satellites are ‘experiencing some issues’

Elon Musk has admitted there are a few teething problems with SpaceX’s new satellites (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Elon Musk’s brand new Starlink satellites are already falling out of the sky, in what could prove to be an expensive headache for SpaceX.

Last month, SpaceX launched 21 of its next-generation Starlink satellites into orbit in order to upgrade connectivity to its powerful satellite broadband service.

However, according to astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, one of the new Starlink satellites fell out of the sky and reentered Earth’s atmosphere earlier this week.

Mr McDowell, who tracks SpaceX’s satellite activity, also claimed ‘there are currently at least 14 actively on their way down’.

An artist’s impression of what it could look like if one really, really big Starlink satellite broke up in Earth’s orbit and wiped out all the dinosaurs (Stock image) (Image: Getty Images/Stocktrek Images)

Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/news/elon-musks-new-satellites-falling-29643448