The rocket stage is thought to have fragmented into a cloud of more than 50 pieces of debris.
Little is known about the Yunhai 3 satellite. SAST and Chinese state media have said that it's designed to perform atmospheric and marine environment surveys, space environment surveys, disaster prevention and reduction work, and scientific experiments. in a sun-synchronous orbit, or SSO, which means it passes over the poles and particular spots on Earth at the same time every day.
One part of the mission that did not go according to plan, however, is the performance of the rocket’s upper stage after it released Yunhai 3 into orbit. The spent rocket stage suffered a breakup event and is now in more than 50 pieces at a range of altitudes, adding to the generalized threat ofThe U.S. Space Force’s 18th Space Defense Squadron announced the breakup of the Long March 6A upper stage onon Sunday .
A number of observations have also been made from the ground, illustrating the breakup and fragmentation of the rocket stage. Distinct pieces are tumbling and rotating quickly, creating flash patterns as they catch sunlight. This evening I observed 43 pieces of debris of the CZ-6A rocket that broke up in space after being launched 2 days ago. All pieces were tumbling fast, giving very distinct flash patterns. @18thSDS will have a challenge tracking and determining orbits for all these. pic.twitter.com/HJCcwsyn1i
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