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Kosmos 2251 was launched on a Russian Cosmos-3M carrier rocket on June 16, 1993. [2] 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]
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 ...
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]
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.
At 16:56 UTC on February 10, 2009, Iridium 33 collided with the defunct Russian satellite Kosmos 2251. [50] This accidental collision was the first hypervelocity collision between two artificial satellites in low Earth orbit .
Kosmos 2251: 2009: 1,716: Accidental collision with Iridium 33 Kosmos 1408: 2021: 1,562: Intentional collision (ASAT) Long March 6A upper stage: 2024: 700–900+ Unknown; but may be related to upper stage passivization or insulation. [7] Long March 6A upper stage: 2022: 781 [8]
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At 16:56 GMT on 10 February, the first major collision between two satellites in orbit occurred, resulting in the destruction of Kosmos 2251 and Iridium 33, launched in 1993 and 1997 respectively. 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 ...