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Intelsat 33e breaks up in geostationary orbit

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157 points milgrim | 1 comments | 21 Oct 24 14:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.297s | source
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ThrowawayTestr ◴[21 Oct 24 14:38 UTC] No.41904665[source]▶
How does a satellite break up in orbit? Was it struck by something?
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1. doodlebugging ◴[21 Oct 24 17:42 UTC] No.41906446[source]▶
We are at the beginning of the Orionid meteor shower so earth is now in the debris stream that creates that shower and has been for a couple days.

This could be a Boeing problem but it also could be due to an impact with a micrometeorite or other natural-origin space debris.

Enjoy the meteor shower if you have a chance.