RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116755644758510150
Kessler Syndome Collision?
Apparently a Chinese rocket has 'broken apart' at an altitude coincident with some Starlink satellites.
What is not stated is the cause of the 'break up'. Which raises the question if the rocket collided with a SpaceX Starlink satellite?
Are we seeing a Kessler Syndrome event?
@mastodonmigration @sundogplanets
Since the notice at Space-Track.org mentions the breakup of the Chinese Zhuque-2E rocket body, but does not mention Starlink, we should wait for more info before we can conclude or suspect whether Starlink was involved.
News orgs have been slow to pick up on the story.
Jonathan McDowell reported it on Jun 12 referring to the notice from Space-Track.org.
@AkaSci @mastodonmigration @sundogplanets There is speculation that the breakup came around the time the stage would have relit its engines for disposal.
@michaelgemar @AkaSci @sundogplanets
"...perhaps around the time the upper stage was expected to perform a disposal burn."
Who is it that is doing this speculating? The ARS Technica author? Or is there some more authoritative source?
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