SpaceX says it lost contact with a Starlink satellite after suffering an “anomaly”, following a similar incident in December; the satellite likely exploded
It follows a similar incident from December. … SpaceX says it lost contact with a Starlink satellite after suffering an “anomaly.”
The Verge Thomas Ricker
Related Coverage
- Starlink challenges traditional ISPs as adoption rises Blue Tech Wave Media · Debbie Wang
- Chinese satellite maker GalaxySpace starts IPO process Reuters · Eduardo Baptista
- Second Starlink satellite suffers anomaly, generating debris SpaceNews · Jeff Foust
- In Pieces? SpaceX Mysteriously Loses Contact With Starlink Satellite PCMag · Michael Kan
- Starlink satellite suffers incident - likely broken into pieces DatacenterDynamics · Dan Swinhoe
- SpaceX loses contact with one of its Starlink satellites Engadget · Mariella Moon
- $5.72bn Russian LEO constellation launches first satellites to build Starlink competitor DatacenterDynamics · Laurence Russell
- Starlink sprays debris into orbit following another satellite ‘anomaly’ The Register · Richard Speed
- Starlink Satellite Seemingly Explodes Newser · Arden Dier
- SpaceX Starlink satellite suffers mysterious ‘anomaly’ in orbit Scientific American · Claire Cameron
- SpaceX loses contact with another Starlink satellite MobileSyrup · Bradly Shankar
- Second SpaceX Satellite Abruptly Explodes Futurism · Victor Tangermann
- Starlink Satellite Explodes In Orbit, Yet Another Moment Of SpaceX Engineering Excellence Jalopnik · Ryan Erik King
- SpaceX Starlink Satellite Malfunctions, Breaks Apart in Orbit Gizmodo · Passant Rabie
- Starlink Satellite Breaks Apart in Orbit After Reported Anomaly CNET · Omar Gallaga
Discussion
-
@starlink
@starlink
on x
On Sunday, March 29, Starlink satellite 34343 experienced an anomaly on-orbit, resulting in loss of communications with the satellite at ~560 km above Earth. Latest analysis shows the event poses no new risk to the @Space_Station, its crew, or to the upcoming launch of NASA's
-
@nasaspaceflight
@nasaspaceflight
on x
Great transparency. “We will continue to monitor the satellite along with any trackable debris” - means it's not just died, it's in pieces.
-
@djsnm
Scott Manley
on x
‘Any trackable debris’ suggests they're including the possibility that this was more than just a electronic glitch
-
@blobifie
@blobifie
on x
RIP Starlink 34343 😞🕊 You will be dearly missed 😪🙏 (probably not) [image]
-
@mcrs987
@mcrs987
on x
Babe wake up new orbital fragging
-
@dpoddolphinpro
Ryan Caton
on x
This looks serious. A @Starlink satellite “experienced an anomaly on-orbit, resulting in loss of communications [...] We will continue to monitor [...] any trackable debris” A comms anomaly doesn't create debris... something popped. What are they not telling us?
-
r/spacex
r
on reddit
Starlink on X: “On Sunday, March 29, Starlink satellite 34343 experienced an anomaly on-orbit, resulting in loss of communications with the satellite at ~560 km above Earth...” [full tweet inside]