Iridium-33 collision (2009)

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf satellite collision
gptkbp:consequence thousands of debris fragments
gptkbp:date 2009-02-10
gptkbp:elevation approximately 789 km
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iridium-33 collision (2009)
gptkbp:impactOnSpaceOperations increased risk to other satellites and ISS
gptkbp:impactVelocity about 11.7 km/s
gptkbp:involvedSatellite gptkb:Iridium_33
gptkb:Kosmos_2251
gptkbp:location low Earth orbit
gptkbp:notableFor first accidental hypervelocity collision between two intact satellites
gptkbp:operatorOfIridium33 gptkb:Iridium_Communications
gptkbp:operatorOfKosmos2251 gptkb:Russian_Space_Forces
gptkbp:resultedIn space debris
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iridium_Communications
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5