In March, the U.S. Space Force's 18th Space Control Squadron reported the breakup of Yunhai 1-02, a Chinese military satellite that launched in September 2019.
It was unclear at the time whether the spacecraft had suffered some sort of failure or if it had collided with something in orbit.
After researching and tracking orbital debris astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell, states the collision was from a piece of the Zenit-2 rocket that launched Russia's Tselina-2 spy satellite in September 1996.
Despite the damage, Yunhai 1-02 survived the violent encounter, however it is uncertain whether or not it can continue its duties.