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Old 4th Sep 2016, 14:08
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Originally Posted by deSitter
There are three main explosive reports in the initial event 1) the initial tank rupture 2) a much larger report 3 seconds later, possibly from the RSO operating the self-destruct mechanism and 3) the report from the satellite stage toppling to the ground about 11 seconds after the first report.

-drl
deSitter, you mention the report from RSO´s Self-Destruct as 2nd boom. Given the sudden RUD without any visible clues beforehand - could that maybe have happened in first place? RSO´s ordonance gone wild?
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