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Starlink says it has lost communication with one of its satellites

By Thomson Reuters Dec 18, 2025 | 10:47 AM

Dec 18 (Reuters) – SpaceX’s Starlink said ‍it experienced an anomaly on satellite 35956 on ‌Wednesday, ‌which led to a loss of communications with the ​vehicle at 418 ‍km (259.73 ​miles).

“The satellite ​is largely ‍intact, tumbling, and will reenter the Earth’s atmosphere ‍and fully demise within weeks,” ‍Starlink ‍said in ​a ​post ⁠on X.

(Reporting ‌by Juby Babu in Mexico City; Editing by Shinjini ⁠Ganguli)