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Russian rocket breaks up in Earth orbit: space agency
« on: May 10, 2020, 01:41:50 pm »
PHYS.org 5/10/2020

Russia's space agency on Sunday confirmed one of its rockets used in past launches and floating in space has broken down, leaving debris in orbit.

The disintegration of Fregat was reported on Saturday by the Twitter account of the 18th Space Control Squadron, a US Airforce unit which tracks space debris.

It said the rocket broke up into 65 pieces but there was no indication it was caused by collision.

More: https://phys.org/news/2020-05-russian-rocket-earth-orbit-space.html