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UncleJohn:
..." Solar storms destroys Elon Musk's Satellites", story available on today's Weather Channel web page.  8)   ;D  8) 
 (the internet is Not the answer) just moi's opinion.

~SIGINT~:
Science: Newly launched SpaceX satellites falling out of orbit after solar storm
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/spacex-satellites-solar-storm-1.6344938?cmp=rss

NJQA:
There is better detail in the story here:
https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites-lost-geomagnetic-storm

There is more to the story I imagine.  It isn't clear why they couldn't leave "safe mode".  Was this a design issue?  Were the spacecraft at a point that their propulsion system couldn't recover them?

There will be more details in the weeks to follow.  Starlink has to provide information to keep financial investors interested.

The spacecrafts use Hall thrusters to maneuver.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/05/15/spacex-releases-new-details-on-starlink-satellite-design/

UncleJohn:
Thank You both for the links. Shall print them here @ the library, take them home & read them. Until then I invite you to listen to the following (I own the whole cd & have listened to it so often It's totally memorized in my recall mem.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4W31QsA8NA  & now let's see if this works? Ha! I Don't Believe It--!  8)  ;)  8)

UncleJohn:
I rarely do this-a separate posting on same subj... perhaps this has been discussed on hfu b-4: An inhanced visual of ALL The F***ING Space Junk circling Our Home!   ::)  ::)  nuff said!! !! Any takers/contributors?

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