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Intelsat 33e breaks up in geostationary orbit
(spacenews.com)
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milgrim
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21 Oct 24 14:09 UTC
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ThrowawayTestr
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21 Oct 24 14:38 UTC
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How does a satellite break up in orbit? Was it struck by something?
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The most likely options are that it was struck by debris or that there was an explosion onboard. Those two are not mutually exclusive, either.
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