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
2022-1344COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 39589 · 1993-036BUU · FragmentRussia—12 Jun 2022—Re-entered2022-1363COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 33921 · 1993-036EA · FragmentRussia—14 Jun 2022—Re-entered2022-1364COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 35644 · 1993-036ANK · FragmentRussia—14 Jun 2022—Re-entered2022-1365COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 37287 · 1993-036BJB · FragmentRussia—14 Jun 2022—Re-entered2022-1525COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 33812 · 1993-036BD · FragmentRussia—8 Jul 2022—Re-entered2022-1526COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 37329 · 1993-036BKV · FragmentRussia—8 Jul 2022—Re-entered2022-1566COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 35429 · 1993-036AJX · FragmentRussia—15 Jul 2022—Re-entered2022-1578COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34030 · 1993-036HR · FragmentRussia—19 Jul 2022—Re-entered2022-1587COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 37299 · 1993-036BJP · FragmentRussia—20 Jul 2022—Re-entered2022-1588COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 38480 · 1993-036BTQ · FragmentRussia—20 Jul 2022—Re-entered2022-1708COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 40227 · 1993-036BVG · FragmentRussia—15 Aug 2022—Re-entered2022-1724COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34745 · 1993-036ZP · FragmentRussia—19 Aug 2022—Re-entered2022-1725COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 40806 · 1993-036BWK · FragmentRussia—19 Aug 2022—Re-entered2022-1742COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 35598 · 1993-036AMR · FragmentRussia—22 Aug 2022—Re-entered2022-1757COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 47057 · 1993-036BXM · FragmentRussia—24 Aug 2022—Re-entered2022-1760COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 38216 · 1993-036BTG · FragmentRussia—25 Aug 2022—Re-entered2022-1796COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 37307 · 1993-036BJX · FragmentRussia—1 Sep 2022—Re-entered2022-1803COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 37303 · 1993-036BJT · FragmentRussia—2 Sep 2022—Re-entered2022-1829COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34966 · 1993-036AEV · FragmentRussia—7 Sep 2022—Re-entered2022-1841COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 35058 · 1993-036AHM · FragmentRussia—10 Sep 2022—Re-entered
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