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Boeing-made satellite shatters in orbit, and nobody knows why (www.livescience.com)

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The Boeing-made Intelsat 33e satellite broke apart in orbit over the weekend. But company representatives don't yet know why.

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[–] NaibofTabr 3 points 9 months ago

Yeah, there's lots of stuff in orbit, and these are just the objects large enough to be tracked by radar. An impact from a small, fast-moving object is a completely rational explanation.