SpaceX and multiple tracking/analysis accounts reported Starlink satellite 34343 lost communications after an on-orbit anomaly and produced debris, with LeoLabs suggesting an internal energetic event; SpaceX said it poses no new risk to the International Space Station.
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.
LeoLabs detected a fragment creation event involving SpaceX Starlink 34343 on 29 March 2026.
Second Starlink satellite suffers anomaly, generating debris
Satellite tracking company @LeoLabs_Space's analysis of the destruction of @Starlink 34343 indicates an "internal energetic source"
"We will continue to monitor the satellite along with any trackable debris" - means it's not just died, it's in pieces.
Latest analysis shows the event poses no new risk to the @Space_Station, its crew, or to the upcoming launch of NASA’s
Looks like this specific Starlink exploded, or was hit with debris.
Starlink satellite s/n 34343 was launched from Vandenberg on May 27 last year as part of Group 17-1
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