4,300 tonnes of space junk and rising: Satellite breakup adds to woes

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Hours later, US Space Forces-Space confirmed the satellite appears to have broken up into at least 20 pieces.So what happened?

The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates there are more than 40,000 pieces larger than 10cm in orbit, and more than 130,000,000 smaller than 1cm.

In 2017, the satellite reached its desired orbit three months later than anticipated, due to a reported issue with its primary thruster, which controls its altitude and acceleration.

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