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They actually explode. https://spacenews.com/low-intensity-explosion-caused-russian-satellite-to-spew-debris/ https://spacenews.com/low-intensity-explosion-cau
by adastra22 1y ago
They actually explode.
https://spacenews.com/low-intensity-explosion-caused-russian-satellite-to-spew-debris/ https://spacenews.com/low-intensity-explosion-caused-russian...
- AngryData 1y agoTo be fair the article also said it could have been a collision, even if it isn't super likely.
- adastra22 1y agoIt's not the only one, just the most recent. A collision can't be ruled out, but there is a frequent tendency of old, retired Russian satellites just exploding for no reason: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_debris_producing_events https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_debris_producing...