A newly published image of Starlink satellite 34343 shows it's still in orbit, despite evidence that it ejected debris fragments last month after malfunctioning.

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets 19 hours apart, both carrying batches of Starlink satellites. The liftoffs took place from Florida and California on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 (by local time zone).

In March 2026, a Starlink satellite vanished following an anomaly. Here's what's known so far and why experts are raising concerns about the incident.

SpaceX Starlink spacecraft was seen prior to breaking up in orbit by a satellite.

Starlink satellite 34343 experienced an "anomaly" during its orbit, resulting in the loss of communications with the satellite on Sunday, according to Starlink.

SpaceX’s Starlink division confirmed yesterday that it lost contact with a satellite on Sunday and is trying to locate space debris that might have been produced by… whatever happened there. “LeoLabs Global Radar Network immediately detected tens of objects in the vicinity of the satellite after the event,

With a pile of federal deployment awards at hand and a potential blockbuster IPO looming, SpaceX is aiming to grow Starlink’s position in the US B2C space by leaps and bounds. Getting there, however,