Break-up record
Cosmos 2251
On 10 February 2009 the retired Russian satellite Cosmos 2251 collided with the working communications satellite Iridium 33, the first accidental collision between two intact satellites. 1,101 of its fragments are now entered in the Orbital Register.
1,101
Fragments on record
10 Feb 2009
Break-up
15 Dec 2015
Half down by
30 Aug 2026
Latest to come down
608
Still in orbit
Fragments coming down, month by month
Bars: per month · line: share of the cloud downFragments re-entered that monthShare of all 1,101 on record
The fragments
Every fragment on record
Each fragment has its own register entry and permanent number. Fragment pages are kept out of search results; this page carries them.
Entry no.ObjectCountryLaunchedEnded (UTC)In orbitHow it ended
2009-0065COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34349 · 1993-036PX · FragmentRussia—12 Mar 2009—Re-entered2009-0069COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34479 · 1993-036TY · FragmentRussia—21 Mar 2009—Re-entered2009-0071COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34460 · 1993-036TD · FragmentRussia—22 Mar 2009—Re-entered2009-0074COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34125 · 1993-036KW · FragmentRussia—27 Mar 2009—Re-entered2009-0075COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34414 · 1993-036RF · FragmentRussia—27 Mar 2009—Re-entered2009-0076COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34133 · 1993-036LE · FragmentRussia—28 Mar 2009—Re-entered2009-0081COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34282 · 1993-036MC · FragmentRussia—31 Mar 2009—Re-entered2009-0087COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34140 · 1993-036LM · FragmentRussia—3 Apr 2009—Re-entered2009-0099COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34640 · 1993-036XM · FragmentRussia—11 Apr 2009—Re-entered2009-0103COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34566 · 1993-036VC · FragmentRussia—17 Apr 2009—Re-entered2009-0105COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34348 · 1993-036PW · FragmentRussia—18 Apr 2009—Re-entered2009-0108COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34272 · 1993-036LS · FragmentRussia—19 Apr 2009—Re-entered2009-0118COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34306 · 1993-036NC · FragmentRussia—26 Apr 2009—Re-entered2009-0121COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34630 · 1993-036XB · FragmentRussia—28 Apr 2009—Re-entered2009-0128COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 33979 · 1993-036FN · FragmentRussia—3 May 2009—Re-entered2009-0129COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34463 · 1993-036TG · FragmentRussia—3 May 2009—Re-entered2009-0136COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34444 · 1993-036SM · FragmentRussia—10 May 2009—Re-entered2009-0138COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34470 · 1993-036TP · FragmentRussia—12 May 2009—Re-entered2009-0140COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34475 · 1993-036TU · FragmentRussia—14 May 2009—Re-entered2009-0150COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 33898 · 1993-036DB · FragmentRussia—22 May 2009—Re-entered
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