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The US says it has lost contact with a new spy satellite and will let it burn up in the atmosphere.
The National Reconnaissance Office says the satellite is a total loss and will slowly drop from orbit.
The L-21, built by Lockheed Martin at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, was only launched on December 14.