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Italian Space Agency, space debris are still a problem
Rome, Italy - Considerations on the collision between Russian and American satellites
A collision between such big satellites never occurred before: the American Iridium 33 had a 560 kg weight (1230 pounds); the Russian Cosmos 225, 950 kg. The first one, launched in 1997, was sent for telecommunication purposes. The second, put in orbit in 1993, was out of use since 2002. The collision happened in the late afternoon of last Tuesday, at an altitude of about 800 km, over the north Pole,...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1099832
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency