American satellite Galaxy 11 suddenly collapsed in orbit

Institute of Applied Mathematics. M.V. Keldysh of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported in its Telegram channel that a partial destruction of the American geostationary telecommunications satellite Galaxy 11 occurred in orbit.

Now civilian optical means are observing several small-sized fragments of the device. These fragments are reported to pose a potential hazard to other satellites.

The Galaxy 11 was launched in 1999 and was expected to run until 2024.