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
2010-0036IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 36085 · 1997-051VS · FragmentUnited States—17 Feb 2010—Re-entered2010-0077IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34699 · 1997-051KW · FragmentUnited States—20 Mar 2010—Re-entered2010-0092IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34371 · 1997-051FP · FragmentUnited States—2 Apr 2010—Re-entered2010-0133IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34830 · 1997-051ME · FragmentUnited States—8 Jun 2010—Re-entered2010-0138IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 33871 · 1997-051AQ · FragmentUnited States—13 Jun 2010—Re-entered2010-0141IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35490 · 1997-051QL · FragmentUnited States—19 Jun 2010—Re-entered2010-0153IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 36567 · 1997-051WW · FragmentUnited States—3 Jul 2010—Re-entered2010-0173IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34151 · 1997-051EE · FragmentUnited States—21 Jul 2010—Re-entered2010-0219IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34777 · 1997-051LW · FragmentUnited States—17 Aug 2010—Re-entered2010-0275IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 33863 · 1997-051AG · FragmentUnited States—22 Sep 2010—Re-entered2010-0283IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34080 · 1997-051CP · FragmentUnited States—29 Sep 2010—Re-entered2010-0290IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 36389 · 1997-051VT · FragmentUnited States—1 Oct 2010—Re-entered2010-0303IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34072 · 1997-051CF · FragmentUnited States—11 Oct 2010—Re-entered2010-0319IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34377 · 1997-051FV · FragmentUnited States—22 Oct 2010—Re-entered2010-0347IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34355 · 1997-051EX · FragmentUnited States—18 Nov 2010—Re-entered2010-0372IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35930 · 1997-051UP · FragmentUnited States—18 Dec 2010—Re-entered2010-0381IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34108 · 1997-051DT · FragmentUnited States—28 Dec 2010—Re-entered2011-0012IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34089 · 1997-051CY · FragmentUnited States—12 Jan 2011—Re-entered2011-0044IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34601 · 1997-051JT · FragmentUnited States—18 Feb 2011—Re-entered2011-0070IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35746 · 1997-051RZ · FragmentUnited States—13 Mar 2011—Re-entered
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