Chinese rocket stage breaks up into cloud of more than 700 pieces of space debris

A Chinese Long March 6A rocket’s upper stage has fragmented into over 700 pieces of space debris, raising concerns about orbital safety.

The rocket, launched on August 6 carrying 18 satellites, experienced a breakup event confirmed by U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) on August 8.

Initially, 50 pieces of debris were detected, but further analysis by LeoLabs suggests there are at least 700, potentially more than 900, fragments, Space News has reported.

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