[HN Gopher] A second Starlink satellite exploded in orbit
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       A second Starlink satellite exploded in orbit
        
       Author : wmf
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2026-03-30 20:15 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (twitter.com)
        
       | heyitsmedotjayb wrote:
       | Do they have pressurized gas/liquid onboard that could explode or
       | is this most likely a collision?
        
         | verdverm wrote:
         | If it were a collision, it would be far more noteworthy and
         | likely in the title
        
         | wmf wrote:
         | They have argon gas for the ion thrusters that adjust the
         | orbits.
        
       | porphyra wrote:
       | Fortunately,
       | 
       | > Due to the low altitude of the event, fragments from this
       | anomaly will likely de-orbit within a few weeks.
        
       | kelnos wrote:
       | https://xcancel.com/LeoLabs_Space/status/2038680177408880719
        
       | metalman wrote:
       | if, just saying, someone had a huge fucking laser and wanted
       | something to plink away at, and happened to look up at night,
       | most anywhere on the planet, ran the numbers and figured the
       | odds, and well elo's stuff does blow up regularly
        
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