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That’s a lot of space junk.

The breakup of a Chinese Long March 6A rocket resulted in “over 300 pieces of trackable debris in low-Earth orbit,” according to US Space Command. The agency has “observed no immediate threats” as a result of the breakup.

Space.com has a good story about the situation.


Chinese rocket breaks apart after megaconstellation launch, creating cloud of space junk

[Space]

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