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
2011-0360IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34598 · 1997-051JQ · FragmentUnited States—30 Oct 2011—Re-entered2011-0395IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 33778 · 1997-051R · FragmentUnited States—14 Nov 2011—Re-entered2011-0401IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 33852 · 1997-051V · FragmentUnited States—16 Nov 2011—Re-entered2011-0409IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34084 · 1997-051CT · FragmentUnited States—18 Nov 2011—Re-entered2011-0421IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34498 · 1997-051GP · FragmentUnited States—25 Nov 2011—Re-entered2011-0422IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34519 · 1997-051HL · FragmentUnited States—25 Nov 2011—Re-entered2011-0428IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35738 · 1997-051RR · FragmentUnited States—28 Nov 2011—Re-entered2011-0429IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35928 · 1997-051UM · FragmentUnited States—28 Nov 2011—Re-entered2011-0432IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35927 · 1997-051UL · FragmentUnited States—29 Nov 2011—Re-entered2011-0459IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 33880 · 1997-051AZ · FragmentUnited States—7 Dec 2011—Re-entered2011-0464IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35740 · 1997-051RT · FragmentUnited States—10 Dec 2011—Re-entered2011-0469IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34094 · 1997-051DD · FragmentUnited States—11 Dec 2011—Re-entered2011-0472IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34768 · 1997-051LM · FragmentUnited States—12 Dec 2011—Re-entered2011-0477IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34834 · 1997-051MJ · FragmentUnited States—14 Dec 2011—Re-entered2011-0494IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34504 · 1997-051GV · FragmentUnited States—24 Dec 2011—Re-entered2011-0503IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34110 · 1997-051DV · FragmentUnited States—31 Dec 2011—Re-entered2011-0504IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 35861 · 1997-051TM · FragmentUnited States—31 Dec 2011—Re-entered2012-0013IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34655 · 1997-051KG · FragmentUnited States—7 Jan 2012—Re-entered2012-0030IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34369 · 1997-051FM · FragmentUnited States—20 Jan 2012—Re-entered2012-0036IRIDIUM 33 DEBNORAD 34984 · 1997-051NQ · FragmentUnited States—24 Jan 2012—Re-entered
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