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
2023-1990IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 46963 · 1997-051ABV · FragmentUnited States—8 Dec 2023—Re-entered2023-2002IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 38243 · 1997-051ZT · FragmentUnited States—12 Dec 2023—Re-entered2023-2062IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35732 · 1997-051RK · FragmentUnited States—28 Dec 2023—Re-entered2023-2065IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 38470 · 1997-051ZX · FragmentUnited States—28 Dec 2023—Re-entered2023-2079IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35863 · 1997-051TP · FragmentUnited States—30 Dec 2023—Re-entered2024-0024IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 38023 · 1997-051YK · FragmentUnited States—5 Jan 2024—Re-entered2024-0055IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35799 · 1997-051SH · FragmentUnited States—12 Jan 2024—Re-entered2024-0064IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 33878 · 1997-051AX · FragmentUnited States—13 Jan 2024—Re-entered2024-0076IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34103 · 1997-051DN · FragmentUnited States—17 Jan 2024—Re-entered2024-0078IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35802 · 1997-051SL · FragmentUnited States—17 Jan 2024—Re-entered2024-0092IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 46964 · 1997-051ABW · FragmentUnited States—19 Jan 2024—Re-entered2024-0133IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34101 · 1997-051DL · FragmentUnited States—27 Jan 2024—Re-entered2024-0134IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 37549 · 1997-051XJ · FragmentUnited States—27 Jan 2024—Re-entered2024-0145IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34351 · 1997-051ET · FragmentUnited States—30 Jan 2024—Re-entered2024-0183IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 33854 · 1997-051X · FragmentUnited States—10 Feb 2024—Re-entered2024-0221IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 36643 · 1997-051XD · FragmentUnited States—16 Feb 2024—Re-entered2024-0282IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 38224 · 1997-051YY · FragmentUnited States—1 Mar 2024—Re-entered2024-0283IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 39790 · 1997-051AAX · FragmentUnited States—1 Mar 2024—Re-entered2024-0377IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 33875 · 1997-051AU · FragmentUnited States—27 Mar 2024—Re-entered2024-0418IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 33869 · 1997-051AN · FragmentUnited States—30 Mar 2024—Re-entered
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