Starlink satellite breaks apart into "tens of objects"; SpaceX confirms "anomaly"

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globalscience5h ago

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SpaceX says it lost contact with a Starlink satellite after suffering an “anomaly.” SpaceX isn’t saying exactly what happened, but space-tracking company Leo Labs says it “immediately detected tens of objects in the vicinity” of Starlink 34343 after the event. Another Starlink satellite has inexplicably exploded It follows a similar incident from December. It follows a similar incident from December.

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