Old Russian Rocket Breaks Up in Earth Orbit: Space Agency
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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Russia's space agency on Sunday confirmed one of its rockets used in past launches and floating in space has broken down, leaving debris in orbit.
The agency said the Fregat-SB upper stage rocket was used to deliver the Russian scientific satellite Spektr-R to orbit in 2011.
"The breakdown happened on May 8 2020" between 0500 and 0600GMT, above the Indian ocean, the agency said in a statement.
"Currently we are working to collect data to confirm the quantity and orbit parameters of the fragments," it said.
Wkipedia entry on the Spektr-R.
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