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Cold War Spy Satellite Suddenly Shatters in Low Earth Orbit, Creating a Cloud of Debris That Could Threaten Other Spacecraft

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Learn more about what caused the decades-old spy satellite to break apart and why its debris could pose a threat to other spacecraft in crowded low Earth orbit.

First report: US Cold War-era spy satellite explodes above Earth — and nobody knows why — livescience.com, 1d