U.S. And Russian Satellites Collide
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 16:56
in Astronomy & Space
A commercial Iridium communications satellite collided with a Russian satellite or satellite fragment, Tuesday, creating a cloud of wreckage in low-Earth orbit, officials said.
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