A Falcon 9 rocket upper stage has been captured in amazing footage breaking up in the atmosphere over , five years after it first launched. Some of the footage, shot over Cabo, Mexico, shows the rocket, with small pieces flying off in various directions. The upper stage, or top, was part of the Falcon 9 that sent the Echostar 23 mission into space in March 2017 - one of 18 SpaceX launches that year.The rocket met its demise on Saturday, and it appears the entire upper part broke up in the atmosphere, with none falling to Earth.
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