https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/satellite-hit-by-space-junk-still-operational/ Wed, 20 Jul 2016 23:05:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/satellite-hit-by-space-junk-still-operational/#comment-917219 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 23:05:47 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=40533#comment-917219 This type of event used to be called a “breakup”. Breakups normally happened about eight times a year. Incredible that the satellite is still functioning, considering that very little of the of the satellite could be considered redundant or unnecessary. I suspect that the only non-critical on-orbit mass would be the orbital booster. If the booster blew apart its amazing that the satellite maintained enough stability to maintain communications much less produce clear images.
Rest assured though, JSpOC already knows exactly where the material came from.

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