Yaogan-50 breakup: A Chinese reconnaissance satellite broke up in orbit. Sure sounds like it could have been a spy satellite, one wonders if the destruction was an accident.
https://gizmodo.com/chinese-satellite-breaks-apart-in-rare-orbit-that-could-hold-debris-for-centuries-2000808645
#surveillance #satellite #china #space #+
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