USAF Weather Satellite Explodes After Thermal Spike

The U.S. Joint Space Operations Center is tracking a debris field of 43 objects after a weather satellite launched in 1995 apparently exploded. The incident occurred after National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operators detected a thermal spike in the satellite on Feb. 3, Air Force Space...

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