Lunasonde surmises that the only way these signals would be sent would be through the deployment of the antenna.

The company is now trying to locate and communicate with its lost satellite.

The company is running an ongoing investigation into what went wrong with the deployment of the small satellites.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the satellites on November 11.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the satellites on November 11.Photo: SpaceX

SpaceX continues to see high demand for itssmall satellite rideshare missions.

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