A second Starlink satellite exploded in orbit (twitter.com)

by wmf • 22 comments • 49 points

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[−] porphyra 46d ago

Fortunately,

> Due to the low altitude of the event, fragments from this anomaly will likely de-orbit within a few weeks.

[−] aaron695 46d ago

[dead]

[−] bombcar 46d ago

Filing “fragment creation event” alongside “rapid unintended disassembly”.

[−] dragonwriter 46d ago

A “fragment creation event” that was “likely caused by an internal energetic source”.

[−] user____name 46d ago

And "surrounded by too much hot air."

[−] kelnos 46d ago

https://xcancel.com/LeoLabs_Space/status/2038680177408880719

[−] rlt 45d ago

Source: https://x.com/LeoLabs_Space/status/2038680177408880719

[−] manoDev 46d ago

Second? When was the first?

Is this an instance of weaponization of the LEO? No statement from SpaceX?

[−] dragonwriter 46d ago

> When was the first?

17 December 2025, per the thread.

[−] heyitsmedotjayb 46d ago

Do they have pressurized gas/liquid onboard that could explode or is this most likely a collision?

[−] wmf 46d ago

They have argon gas for the ion thrusters that adjust the orbits.

[−] verdverm 46d ago

If it were a collision, it would be far more noteworthy and likely in the title

[−] heyitsmedotjayb 45d ago

why would it be more noteworthy?

[−] cozzyd 46d ago

Tubes must have gotten clogged

[−] metalman 46d ago

if, just saying, someone had a huge fucking laser and wanted something to plink away at, and happened to look up at night, most anywhere on the planet, ran the numbers and figured the odds, and well elo's stuff does blow up regularly