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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@infosec.pub 13 points 18 hours ago

I really hope it just broke apart... because the alternative is that somebody has an anti-satellite weapon that is fairly discreet (not as obvious as a missile fired from the ground) and that they're willing to actively use.

[-] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 11 points 13 hours ago

Occam's Razor - micrometeorite or space debris

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 11 hours ago

Or just plain structural failure due to a design or manufacturing defect.

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