Musk’s Starlink Says It Lost Communication With One of Its Satellites

The company says it will coordinate with NASA and SpaceX, its owner, to track objects orbiting around the Earth.
Musk’s Starlink Says It Lost Communication With One of Its Satellites
Elon Musk attends the finals for the NCAA wrestling championship in Philadelphia on March 22, 2025. Matt Rourke/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Elon Musk’s satellite and internet provider Starlink announced Thursday that it lost contact with one of its satellites and will work with NASA to monitor the objects it released.

“Starlink experienced an anomaly on satellite 35956, resulting in loss of communications with the vehicle” on Dec. 17 at around 418 kilometers, or 259 miles, above the surface of the Earth, said Starlink, a subsidiary of Musk’s SpaceX, in a post on X.
Jack Phillips
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Breaking News Reporter
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