article_snippet: the explosion happened on 3 February due to a sudden temperature spike, although the event has only just come to light.
article_snippet: An unknown 'temperature spike' caused the explosion.
article_snippet: Air Force Space Command said the power subsystem experienced 'a sudden spike in temperature'.
article_snippet: ‘A thermal spike can be caused by a variety of things from on board anomaly to space environment changes,’ he said.
article_snippet: Air Force Space Command said the power subsystem experienced 'a sudden spike in temperature'.
highlights_snippet: An unknown 'temperature spike' caused the explosion .
  