A Starlink satellite seems to have exploded

Published: 1 week ago (December 19, 2025 at 03:15 AM EST)

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Source: The Verge

Launch Overview

A Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit on December 1st, 2025. | Image: SpaceX

Satellite Anomaly

SpaceX says it has lost control of a Starlink satellite that’s now falling back to Earth after suffering an anomaly. The sudden loss of communications, drop in altitude, “venting of the propulsion …”

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