Elon Musk‘s rocket manufacturing company, SpaceX, announced on Monday its decision to initiate a controlled descent of approximately 100 Starlink satellites, citing an issue that could potentially lead to future failures. As a precautionary measure, SpaceX intends to execute a gradual, controlled descent of around 100 of these satellites in the upcoming weeks and months. The deorbiting process is anticipated to take about six months for most of the affected satellites. SpaceX disclosed that it has already conducted controlled deorbits for 406 satellites out of the nearly 6,000 Starlink satellites launched into low-Earth orbit. Presently, 17 satellites are non-maneuverable, while 95% of the satellites have completed the deorbiting process. The 17 passively decaying satellites are being carefully monitored to minimize potential collisions with other satellites. #elonmusk #spacex