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Starlink satellite part hit a Canadian farm when it fell from orbit

A failed launch left a batch of Starlink satellites in the wrong orbit last year, and it appears that a fragment of one fell to Earth and hit a farm in Canada. Thankfully, no one was injured

By Robin George Andrews

14 March 2025

An artist’s impression of a Starlink satellite in orbit

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A fragment of an out-of-control SpaceX Starlink satellite smashed into a farm in Canada last year, 最新麻豆视频 can reveal 鈥 raising questions about the risks of de-orbiting space junk.

鈥淭hat鈥檒l punch a hole in whatever it lands on, including your head,鈥 says , an astronomer at the University of Regina in Canada.

Last July, SpaceX launched a batch of its internet-providing Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket, but a malfunction with the rocket鈥檚 upper…

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