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Iridium 33

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COSPAR ID
  
1997-051C

Contractor
  
ILS

Regime
  
Low Earth

Manufacturer
  
Bus
  
Operator
  
Iridium Communications

Rocket
  
Reference system
  
Launch date
  
14 September 1997

Launch site
  
Mission type
  
Communications satellite

Iridium 33 httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Destroyed
  
10 February 2009, 16:56 (2009-02-10UTC16:57Z) UTCCollision with Kosmos 2251

Similar
  
Kosmos 2251, Strela, Cerise, Progress M‑34, Zarya

Iridium 33 and cosmos 2251 collision


Iridium 33 was a communications satellite launched by the United States for Iridium Communications. It was launched into low Earth orbit from Site 81/23 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 01:36 GMT on 14 September 1997, by a Proton-K carrier rocket with a Block DM2 upper stage. It was operated in Plane 3 of the Iridium satellite constellation, with an ascending node of 230.9°.

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Iridium 33 and cosmos 2251 satellite collision


Destruction

On 10 February 2009, at 16:56 GMT, Kosmos 2251 (a retired Strela satellite) and Iridium 33 collided, resulting in the destruction of both spacecraft. NASA reported that a large amount of space debris was produced by the collision.

References

Iridium 33 Wikipedia


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