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Offline jacqmans

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Major Breakup Event over Australia
« on: 02/21/2007 07:05 pm »
Space Weather News for Feb. 21, 2007
http://spaceweather.com

On February 19th, late-night sky watchers across Australia witnessed a bright explosion followed by a debris cloud that hung in the sky for nearly an hour.  At first a mystery, the source of the blast is now understood.  It was a Russian Briz-M rocket booster misplaced in orbit last year by the failed launch of an Arabsat communications satellite.  The fuel tanks of the Briz-M ruptured on Feb. 19th, producing a vivid naked-eye display and more than 1000 pieces of debris.  Experts are calling this a "major breakup event," comparable to or even worse than last month's Chinese anti-sat test.

Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information and pictures of the Briz-M breakup.
 
Jacques :-)

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Re: Major Breakup Event over Australia
« Reply #1 on: 02/21/2007 07:21 pm »
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