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Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) "-- An Iridium World Communications Inc. satellite collided with a Russian satellite in space yesterday, creating a cloud of wreckage, CBS News reported.
Iridium’s satellites orbit at about 485 miles (780 kilometers) above the Earth’s surface, while the International Space Station orbits at 215 miles, according to CBS."
Collisions of Satellites with debris in orbit is one thing, but one-on-one collisions of satellites; I thought was so unlikely as to be almost impossible, and here we have one!
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Iridium’s satellites orbit at about 485 miles (780 kilometers) above the Earth’s surface, while the International Space Station orbits at 215 miles, according to CBS."
Collisions of Satellites with debris in orbit is one thing, but one-on-one collisions of satellites; I thought was so unlikely as to be almost impossible, and here we have one!
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