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
2024-1686COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34639 · 1993-036XL · FragmentRussia—19 Oct 2024—Re-entered2024-1694COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 36434 · 1993-036BAH · FragmentRussia—20 Oct 2024—Re-entered2024-1703COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 37127 · 1993-036BGZ · FragmentRussia—22 Oct 2024—Re-entered2024-1711COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 35067 · 1993-036AHW · FragmentRussia—25 Oct 2024—Re-entered2024-1712COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 35831 · 1993-036ATD · FragmentRussia—25 Oct 2024—Re-entered2024-1717COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 35763 · 1993-036ARH · FragmentRussia—27 Oct 2024—Re-entered2024-1726COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34000 · 1993-036GK · FragmentRussia—30 Oct 2024—Re-entered2024-1728COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34555 · 1993-036UR · FragmentRussia—30 Oct 2024—Re-entered2024-1729COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34638 · 1993-036XK · FragmentRussia—30 Oct 2024—Re-entered2024-1753COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 38069 · 1993-036BSB · FragmentRussia—1 Nov 2024—Re-entered2024-1754COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 38195 · 1993-036BSK · FragmentRussia—1 Nov 2024—Re-entered2024-1762COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 40795 · 1993-036BVY · FragmentRussia—2 Nov 2024—Re-entered2024-1765COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 47076 · 1993-036BYG · FragmentRussia—2 Nov 2024—Re-entered2024-1804COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 47065 · 1993-036BXV · FragmentRussia—6 Nov 2024—Re-entered2024-1820COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34142 · 1993-036LP · FragmentRussia—8 Nov 2024—Re-entered2024-1821COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 35474 · 1993-036ALU · FragmentRussia—8 Nov 2024—Re-entered2024-1850COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 34439 · 1993-036SG · FragmentRussia—13 Nov 2024—Re-entered2024-1851COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 35282 · 1993-036AJL · FragmentRussia—13 Nov 2024—Re-entered2024-1852COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 35881 · 1993-036ATU · FragmentRussia—13 Nov 2024—Re-entered2024-1854COSMOS 2251 DEBNORAD 37337 · 1993-036BLD · FragmentRussia—13 Nov 2024—Re-entered
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