SpaceX has been eagerly deploying its Starlink satellites over the last few years. Unfortunately, the Elon Musk company recently encountered a setback. Up to 40 Starlink satellites were taken out by a geomagnetic storm this past Friday.

SpaceX launched 49 satellites to low Earth orbit on Thursday, February 3rd at 1:13 pm EST from Launch

Source: Hot Hardware – SpaceX Confirms A Geomagnetic Storm Just Vaporized 40 Of Musk’s Starlink Satellites