A second Starlink satellite exploded in orbit

heyitsmedotjayb

Do they have pressurized gas/liquid onboard that could explode or is this most likely a collision?

porphyra

Fortunately, > Due to the low altitude of the event, fragments from this anomaly will likely de-orbit within a few weeks.

kelnos

https://xcancel.com/LeoLabs_Space/status/2038680177408880719

metalman

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

cozzyd

Tubes must have gotten clogged

bombcar

Filing “fragment creation event” alongside “rapid unintended disassembly”.

manoDev

Second? When was the first? Is this an instance of weaponization of the LEO? No statement from SpaceX?