A computer-generated image released by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows trackable objects in Low Earth Orbit (LOE). US and Russian satellites crashed in space, the first known major accident of its kind, creating two clouds of debris that were being tracked by experts.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)
A computer-generated image released by the European Space
Agency (ESA) shows trackable objects in Low Earth Orbit (LOE).
US and Russian satellites crashed in space, the first know
 major accident of its kind, creating two clouds of debris
that were being tracked by experts.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)

According to information shared with the company by various U.S. government organizations that monitor satellites and other space objects (such as debris), it appears that the satellite's loss was the result of a collision with a non-operational Russian satellite, she said.

Iridium Satellite LLC operates a constellation of 66 low Earth orbiting satellites that provide voice and data services for areas not served by ground-based communication networks.

The 560-kg Iridium 33, which collided with the defunct 900-kg Russian satellite nearly 790 km over Siberia, was launched in 1997.




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