[amsat-bb] Satellite hit by debris from weapon test

[Trevor M5AKA]

CNN are reporting the BLITS satellite was rendered inoperable after being impacted by debris from a 2007 weapon test.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/09/tech/satellite-hit/index.html

Wiki says the weapon test created 2,317 pieces of trackable size (golf ball size and larger) and an estimated 150,000 debris particles so there's clearly potential for more impacts.

73 Trevor M5AKA