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      <title>Cold War US spy satellite breaks apart in orbit, scattering debris — cause unknown</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>U.S. Space Forces–Space has confirmed the fragmentation of USA 32 — widely identified as the NRO's FARRAH III signals-intelligence satellite, launched in 1988 — at about 775 km altitude on September 13. No cause has been announced and no immediate threat to other spacecraft identified.</description>
      <author>James Calloway</author>
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