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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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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Suddenly or was it hit by something?

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I mean as in intentional targeted hitting

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.