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Phobos-Grunt, an unmanned Russian spacecraft that malfunctioned shortly after launch in November 2011 and was stuck in Earth’s orbit for the two months thereafter, apparently broke up and plunged harmlessly into the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, though the final resting place of any surviving debris has yet to be confirmed, according to Russian news outlet Itar-Tass.
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