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Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces (futurism.com)

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A satellite belonging to multinational service provider Intelsat mysteriously broke up in geostationary orbit over the weekend.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Suddenly or was it hit by something?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It might have been hit by something. Or it could have had a failure and blown itself up. The history of these buses and some previous observations on this satellite, plus Boeing being involved, makes me inclined to think it blew itself up.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean, if you get hit by something, that tends to happen suddenly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I mean as in intentional targeted hitting