Some Starlink V2 satellites to be deorbited due to issues, says Musk

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that a few of the Starlink V 2 satellites will be deorbited while others will be put through testing due to some issues.

What Happened: Asked a question on a Twitter thread by Starlink enthusiast Nathan Owens and astronomer Jonathan McDowell, Musk said that the lot of new technology in Starlink V2 is experiencing some issues, as expected. Owens flagged changes in altitude and eccentricity in some of the Starlink V 2 satellites in his tweet. Astronomer Jonathan McDowell said that only the altitude changes are of significance.

I think they are debugging some issue with the new sats, and we'll see in a few weeks if they resume orbit raising, McDowell said.

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Musk stated that while a few satellites will be deorbited due to the issues, others will be put through thorough tests before they reach an altitude above the international space station.

There are 3,803 starlinks currently in orbit, as per McDowell. Last week, Falcon 9 launched 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from California.

SpaceX also launched two Falcon 9 missions within four hours earlier this month, drawing Musk's applause.