Russian rocket breaks up in Earth orbit: space agency

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Moscow (AFP) May 10, 2020

Russia's space agency on Sunday confirmed one of its rockets used in past launches and floating in space has broken down, leaving debris in orbit. The agency said the Fregat-SB upper stage rocket was used to deliver the Russian scientific satellite Spektr-R to orbit in 2011. "The breakdown happened on May 8 2020" between 0500 and 0600GMT, above the Indian ocean, the agency said in a stat

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