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FRAGMENTATION · 2022-11-12
The Long March 6A (CZ-6A) upper stage from the Nov 2022 Yunhai-3 launch broke apart in a ~800-1200 km sun-synchronous orbit, scattering hundreds of fragments through a heavily-used altitude band. It was the first of several CZ-6A stage breakups that have made the rocket a notable recent debris source.
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