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This satellite had been deactivated prior to the collision, and remained in orbit as space debris. The other spacecraft, Iridium 33, was a 560-kilogram (1,200 lb) U.S.-built commercial satellite that was part of the Iridium constellation for satellite phones. [2] It was launched on September 14, 1997, atop a Russian Proton rocket.
The 2009 collision between the Iridium 33 communications satellite and the derelict Russian Kosmos 2251 spacecraft, which resulted in the destruction of both satellites. The 22 January 2013 collision between debris from Fengyun FY-1C satellite and the Russian BLITS nano-satellite. The 22 May 2013 collision between two CubeSats, Ecuador's NEE-01 ...
On 10 February 2009, at 16:56 UTC, at about 800 km altitude, Kosmos 2251 (1993-036A) (a derelict Strela satellite) and Iridium 33 collided, resulting in the destruction of both spacecraft. [5] NASA reported that a large amount of space debris was produced by the collision, i.e. 1347 debris for Kosmos 2251 and 528 for Iridium 33. [6] [7] [8] [9]
At 16:56 UTC on 10 February 2009, [11] it collided with Iridium 33 (1997-051C), an Iridium satellite, [12] in the first major collision of two satellites in Earth orbit. The Iridium satellite, which was operational at the time of the collision, was destroyed, as was Kosmos-2251. [13] NASA reported that a large amount of debris was produced by ...
Up until the collision, Iridium 33 was operational, and an active part of the Iridium network of satellites, whilst Kosmos 2251 was an inactive piece of space junk. On 25 August, the Russo- South Korean Naro-1 rocket made its maiden flight on 25 August, marking South Korea's first involvement in conducting a satellite launch attempt, however ...
A new collision avoidance platform that helps space companies keep tabs on their satellites and surroundings could cut the risk of crashes in orbit. A new collision avoidance platform that helps ...
The Iridium system was designed to be accessed by small handheld phones, the size of a cell phone. While "the weight of a typical cell phone in the early 1990s was 10.5 ounces" [6] (300 grams) Advertising Age wrote in mid 1999 that "when its phone debuted, weighing 1 pound (453 grams) and costing $3,000, it was viewed as both unwieldly and expensive."
Iridium (IRDM) inks a strategic agreement with Relativity Space to launch six spare satellites to the Earth's orbit with the help of the latter's Terran 1, world's first 3D printed launch vehicle.