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nanoatzin t1_j1362cu wrote

Probably debris from the satellite Russia blew up with a missile a while back.

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Kirra_Tarren t1_j13edj6 wrote

Possibly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_1408

Incredibly fucking stupid, targeting a 490x465km 83° satellite for an ASAT test. Carelessly risking the lives of every astronaut, cosmonaut and taikonaut in space for years to come.

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stemandall t1_j16rlqf wrote

Not really a test if they actually blew a satellite up and created a debris cloud.

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tjeulink t1_j15nxig wrote

highly unlikely. there's an insane amount of space debris of that size. would be like finding a pin in a thousand haystacks.

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