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Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces (futurism.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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] 122 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

That's actually quite impressive because most satellites just don't do anything when they die. Boeing's vehicles die with flare, and depressing regularity

[โ€“] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago

That's only because they're designed with passivation to vent tanks and disconnect batteries to remove sources of explosion when they start to die. If that fails the tanks eventually pop from thermal cycling or the solar panels overcharge the battery until it blows up like a Russian satellite did earlier this year.

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