US military satellite explodes above Earth

I've worked on Computers for a while and although I've never seen one blow up, I can't be certain how one is built for space. I would also think that there wouldn't be a major need to cool CPUs due to extreme cold of the vacuum of space; providing it is shielded from direct sun exposure.

I will say that the "sudden spike in temperature" should be cause for alarm since "dozens of chunks of debris" tumbled into different orbits.

Usually, when they bring a satellite down they change it's course and allow it to fall into the ocean to prevent excess debris that could be hazardous to other satellites or passing astronauts. When I saw the article, another interesting factoid, I searched the major US news sites with no results found. I'll try again since i'm home.