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EXPLOSION · 1975-06-12
Another Delta upper-stage explosion, this 1975 stage ruptured near ~1,200 km and scattered long-lived fragments. The repeated Delta breakups of this era are a textbook case of unpassivated stages turning into debris years after launch.
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