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
2024-1891IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 46962 · 1997-051ABU · FragmentUnited States—16 Nov 2024—Re-entered2024-1952IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 37558 · 1997-051XT · FragmentUnited States—26 Nov 2024—Re-entered2024-1997IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35749 · 1997-051SC · FragmentUnited States—3 Dec 2024—Re-entered2024-2021IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 38227 · 1997-051ZB · FragmentUnited States—6 Dec 2024—Re-entered2024-2049IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 38020 · 1997-051YG · FragmentUnited States—10 Dec 2024—Re-entered2024-2072IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 46977 · 1997-051ACK · FragmentUnited States—12 Dec 2024—Re-entered2024-2117IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 36019 · 1997-051VA · FragmentUnited States—18 Dec 2024—Re-entered2024-2166IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 46804 · 1997-051ABS · FragmentUnited States—24 Dec 2024—Re-entered2025-0017IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35479 · 1997-051PZ · FragmentUnited States—3 Jan 2025—Re-entered2025-0148IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 33965 · 1997-051CA · FragmentUnited States—16 Jan 2025—Re-entered2025-0168IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 40995 · 1997-051ABH · FragmentUnited States—20 Jan 2025—Re-entered2025-0179IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 33959 · 1997-051BU · FragmentUnited States—22 Jan 2025—Re-entered2025-0231IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34107 · 1997-051DS · FragmentUnited States—29 Jan 2025—Re-entered2025-0244IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34102 · 1997-051DM · FragmentUnited States—31 Jan 2025—Re-entered2025-0308IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 38469 · 1997-051ZW · FragmentUnited States—8 Feb 2025—Re-entered2025-0361IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 39792 · 1997-051AAZ · FragmentUnited States—14 Feb 2025—Re-entered2025-0390IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35296 · 1997-051PL · FragmentUnited States—21 Feb 2025—Re-entered2025-0433IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34086 · 1997-051CV · FragmentUnited States—25 Feb 2025—Re-entered2025-0554IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35079 · 1997-051PE · FragmentUnited States—12 Mar 2025—Re-entered2025-0694IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34503 · 1997-051GU · FragmentUnited States—2 Apr 2025—Re-entered
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