# SpaceX Deploys Fix, Then Another Satellite Fails

- slug: spacex-deploys-fix-then-another-satellite-fails
- date: 2026-04-01
- category: Space & Aerospace

SpaceX paused launches after a December Starlink failure. After a second breakup in March, a Falcon 9 flew six hours later. That change in operational posture is the actual story.

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