Starlink satellite pictured ‘tumbling’ after recent ‘anomaly’ in space — it will be incinerated when it enters the Earth’s atmosphere in a few weeks

A Starlink satellite, 35956, experienced an anomaly on December 17, resulting in it tumbling in space. The satellite is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere and be destroyed within weeks. Despite the incident, the satellite is not believed to pose a threat to humans on Earth. SpaceX urgently requested visual intelligence, leading to the capture of an image showing the largely intact satellite. Starlink, the largest satellite operator, has over 8,000 active satellites in LEO space, with plans for tens of thousands more.