On Wednesday, space-tracking firm LeoLabsdetecteda debris cloud forming after a non-operational satellite broke apart in low Earth orbit.
The Russian-owned decommissioned satellite, called RESURS-P1, broke apart around 12 p.m.
ET on June 26, resulting in more than 100 pieces of trackable debris, according toU.S.
The satellite sent a cloud of debris near the same altitude as the space station.Photo: NASA
At the time, fragments from the satellite also forced astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the ISS toseek shelter.
He also did not rule out that it may have been an anti-missile test.
The Resurs P-1 debris event now reported to have 100+ pieces.
Usually this kind of stuff is due to some mishap on the spacecraft itself e.g.
exploding batteries, exploding fuel remnants, Longbroekwroteon X.
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