# SpaceX Deployed a Fix. Then Another Satellite Fell Apart.

- slug: spacex-deployed-a-fix-then-another-satellite-fell-apart
- date: 2026-03-31
- category: Space & Aerospace

The fix didn't work. Two Starlink satellites have now suffered the same class of internal failure within three months, both generating trackable debris at roughly 560 km above Earth.

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