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SpaceX rocket accident leaves Starlink satellites in wrong orbit
By Associated Press
Jul 13, 2024 11:43 am

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company's internet satellites in an orbit so low that they're doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up.

The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Thursday night, carrying 20 Starlink satellites. Several minutes into the flight, the upper stage engine malfunctioned. SpaceX on Friday blamed a liquid oxygen leak.

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