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
2024-0938COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 33993 · 1993-036GC · FragmentRussia—28 Jun 2024—Re-entered2024-0953COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34292 · 1993-036MN · FragmentRussia—30 Jun 2024—Re-entered2024-0983COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 37088 · 1993-036BFJ · FragmentRussia—7 Jul 2024—Re-entered2024-1041COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 35600 · 1993-036AMT · FragmentRussia—22 Jul 2024—Re-entered2024-1102COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 35702 · 1993-036APX · FragmentRussia—2 Aug 2024—Re-entered2024-1130COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34991 · 1993-036AFP · FragmentRussia—6 Aug 2024—Re-entered2024-1131COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 37956 · 1993-036BPF · FragmentRussia—6 Aug 2024—Re-entered2024-1167COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 35658 · 1993-036ANZ · FragmentRussia—12 Aug 2024—Re-entered2024-1184COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 35581 · 1993-036ALY · FragmentRussia—14 Aug 2024—Re-entered2024-1201COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 48420 · 1993-036BYN · FragmentRussia—15 Aug 2024—Re-entered2024-1206COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 36476 · 1993-036BCB · FragmentRussia—16 Aug 2024—Re-entered2024-1207COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 36530 · 1993-036BCQ · FragmentRussia—16 Aug 2024—Re-entered2024-1217COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 37297 · 1993-036BJM · FragmentRussia—17 Aug 2024—Re-entered2024-1228COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34051 · 1993-036JN · FragmentRussia—18 Aug 2024—Re-entered2024-1252COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 38207 · 1993-036BSX · FragmentRussia—21 Aug 2024—Re-entered2024-1262COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 46434 · 1993-036BWY · FragmentRussia—22 Aug 2024—Re-entered2024-1297COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 37335 · 1993-036BLB · FragmentRussia—27 Aug 2024—Re-entered2024-1308COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34130 · 1993-036LB · FragmentRussia—28 Aug 2024—Re-entered2024-1315COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34055 · 1993-036JS · FragmentRussia—29 Aug 2024—Re-entered2024-1325COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 37992 · 1993-036BQT · FragmentRussia—30 Aug 2024—Re-entered
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