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China's 2007 anti-satellite weapon test destroyed the Fengyun-1C weather satellite, producing more than 3,000 trackable debris fragments in a single event, which remains the largest single source of orbital debris increase to this day.
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7/6/2026
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Space Balls Falling to Earth: How Rocket Debris Containing Toxic Hydrazine Fuel Threatens Ground Safety
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