[MIham] Major Breakup Event over Australia

[Frank]

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.


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