WASHINGTON — A defunct military weather satellite has broken up in orbit and created more than 50 pieces of debris, the latest in a series of similar incidents involving that line of spacecraft.

On December 18, a significant event occurred in space. A US military weather satellite, DMSP-5D2 F14, broke apart in orbit. This satellite, weighing around 730 kg, shattered into over 50 pieces.

The military weather satellite DMSP-5D2 F14 broke apart, littering our planet's orbit with dozens of debris fragments. The incident was recorded on December 18 at 8:00 AM ET by both USSF (United ...

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