SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Has Midlife Crisis, Explodes Dramatically
KEY POINTS
- •SpaceX lost control of Starlink satellite number 35956 on December 17, 2025, after an anomaly.
- •The satellite suffered communication loss, sudden altitude drop, and vented its propulsion tank, indicating an explosion.
- •Officials confirmed no risk to ISS crew, estimating the satellite will burn up in Earth's atmosphere within weeks.
On December 17, 2025, Starlink satellite #35956 straight-up ghosted SpaceX with a 'loss of communications' tantrum, rapidly dropping altitude, venting propulsion tanks like a caffeinated soda can, and releasing mysterious trackable 'low relative velocity objects' that scream 'explosion' louder than my smoke alarm. This interstellar drama comes just days after a close-space eyebrow-raising near miss with a Chinese satellite, proving even in orbit hot messes transcend borders. SpaceX assures it’s no danger to the International Space Station crew, pledging the fiery atmospheric exit will take a mere few weeks — longer than the average reality TV relationship, thankfully.
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One Starlink satellite lost, exploded, and littered low Earth orbit like a cosmic toddler on a sugar crash. SpaceX’s space drama continues!
SpaceX’s satellite went full reality star: lost signal, dramatic altitude plunge, then ignited in a public atmospheric breakup.
In an epic Taylor Swift-level breakup, this Starlink satellite abruptly ended communications and dumped mysterious debris like ex-boyfriend clutter.
Source: Theverge | Published: 12/19/2025 | Author: Thomas Ricker
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