Possible SpaceX rocket debris found in Poland

Polish authorities are investigating an object discovered on Saturday in a forest near Krzyżkówko, about 60 km from Poznań in western Poland, which may be debris from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

A probable fragment of a Falcon 9 rocket was found near Krzyżkówko in western Poland on March 11, 2025, marking the sixth such discovery in recent weeks. Poland’s Space Security Department confirmed that a 4-ton section from SpaceX’s Starlink mission, launched on February 1, reentered the atmosphere over Poland on February 19.

Photo: PAP/KWP in Poznan, western Poland

Emergency services, including firefighters, police, and a representative from the Polish Space Agency (POLSA), secured the site immediately after the discovery.

The object, like previous finds, has been taken into custody by police and prosecutors for further examination.

A probable fragment of a Falcon 9 rocket was found near Krzyżkówko in western Poland, marking the sixth such discovery in recent weeks after an uncontrolled reentry of a SpaceX rocket stage over Poland on February 19. Photo: PAP/KWP

According to POLSA, five similar fragments have been found in Poland in recent weeks: on February 21, pieces were located in Komorniki (at an electrical equipment warehouse), Wiry (in a forest), Śliwno (on a field), and Szamotuły (at the edge of a forest), while another was discovered on March 11 in a forest near Łowyń, a village in western Poland near the German border.

Photo: POLSA

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Source: IAR/PAP/POLSA