Mystery shrouds destruction of US Spy Satellite

Filed by Elara Myst

 by Tyler DurdenFriday, Oct 02, 2026 - 07:30 AMA mysterious breakup of a decades-old American spy satellite has sent debris hurtling through low-Earth orbit, with the U.S. Space Force now tracking the fragments for potential threats to other spacecraft, according to Space-Track. The satellite, known as USA 32, came apart on September 13 at approximately 5:13 p.m. ET, according to U.S. Space Forces-Space. Officials have not publicly determined what caused the nearly 40-year-old spacecraft t