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Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces (futurism.com)
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cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/[email protected]/t/1341668

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

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Suddenly or was it hit by something?

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I mean as in intentional targeted hitting

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