cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/[email protected]/t/1341668

A satellite belonging to multinational service provider Intelsat mysteriously broke up in geostationary orbit over the weekend.

    • @ramielrowe
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      112 months ago

      I mean, if you get hit by something, that tends to happen suddenly.

    • @[email protected]
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      2 months ago

      It might have been hit by something. Or it could have had a failure and blown itself up. The history of these buses and some previous observations on this satellite, plus Boeing being involved, makes me inclined to think it blew itself up.