Risk from deorbiting satellite reduced, Pentagon says
The Pentagon is “confident” after days of analysis that a single Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) intercepted the fuel tank of an inoperable intelligence satellite last week, virtually eliminating potential danger to life on the ground. The fuel tank was holding hydrazine, and government officials were...
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