Break-up record
Iridium 33
On 10 February 2009 the communications satellite Iridium 33 collided with the retired Russian satellite Cosmos 2251, the first accidental collision between two intact satellites. 539 of its fragments are now entered in the Orbital Register.
539
Fragments on record
10 Feb 2009
Break-up
19 Jan 2016
Half down by
10 Jul 2026
Latest to come down
112
Still in orbit
Fragments coming down, month by month
Bars: per month · line: share of the cloud downFragments re-entered that monthShare of all 539 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
2009-0101IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34691 · 1997-051KN · FragmentUnited States—14 Apr 2009—Re-entered2009-0102IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34770 · 1997-051LP · FragmentUnited States—15 Apr 2009—Re-entered2009-0104IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34708 · 1997-051LF · FragmentUnited States—17 Apr 2009—Re-entered2009-0106IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34695 · 1997-051KS · FragmentUnited States—18 Apr 2009—Re-entered2009-0109IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34513 · 1997-051HE · FragmentUnited States—20 Apr 2009—Re-entered2009-0111IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34647 · 1997-051JY · FragmentUnited States—21 Apr 2009—Re-entered2009-0113IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34778 · 1997-051LX · FragmentUnited States—22 Apr 2009—Re-entered2009-0120IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34154 · 1997-051EH · FragmentUnited States—28 Apr 2009—Re-entered2009-0124IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34644 · 1997-051JV · FragmentUnited States—1 May 2009—Re-entered2009-0134IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34161 · 1997-051EQ · FragmentUnited States—9 May 2009—Re-entered2009-0143IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34092 · 1997-051DB · FragmentUnited States—16 May 2009—Re-entered2009-0146IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34932 · 1997-051NM · FragmentUnited States—18 May 2009—Re-entered2009-0147IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34766 · 1997-051LK · FragmentUnited States—19 May 2009—Re-entered2009-0162IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34646 · 1997-051JX · FragmentUnited States—4 Jun 2009—Re-entered2009-0176IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34824 · 1997-051LY · FragmentUnited States—1 Jul 2009—Re-entered2009-0187IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34514 · 1997-051HF · FragmentUnited States—17 Jul 2009—Re-entered2009-0238IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34096 · 1997-051DF · FragmentUnited States—28 Sep 2009—Re-entered2010-0007IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34085 · 1997-051CU · FragmentUnited States—12 Jan 2010—Re-entered2010-0014IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35845 · 1997-051SV · FragmentUnited States—18 Jan 2010—Re-entered2010-0026IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34501 · 1997-051GS · FragmentUnited States—4 Feb 2010—Re-entered
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