Kosmos 2251
 A Strela-2M communication satellite, similar to Kosmos 2251 | |
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | VKS |
| COSPAR ID | 1993-036A |
| SATCAT № | 22675 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Strela-2M |
| Manufacturer | Reshetnev |
| Launch mass | 900 kilograms (2,000 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 16 June 1993, 04:17 UTC |
| Rocket | Kosmos-3M |
| Launch site | Plesetsk 132/1 |
| End of mission | |
| Destroyed | 10 February 2009 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 778 kilometres (483 mi) |
| Apogee | 803 kilometres (499 mi) |
| Inclination | 74.00 degrees |
| Period | 100.70 minutes |
Kosmos-2251, (Russian: Космос-2251 meaning Cosmos 2251), was a Russian Strela-2M communications satellite. It was launched into Low Earth orbit from Site 132/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 04:17 UTC on 16 June 1993, by a Kosmos-3M carrier rocket.[1][2] It had no propulsion system.[3]
Destruction
Main article: 2009 satellite collision
At 16:56 UTC on 10 February 2009,[4] it collided with Iridium 33, an Iridium satellite,[5] in the first major collision of two satellites in Earth orbit. The Iridium satellite, which was operational at the time of the collision, was destroyed, as was Kosmos-2251.[6] NASA reported that a large amount of debris was produced by the collision.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Strela-2M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos-3". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ↑ Игорь Королев. Авария на $50 млн // Ведомости, № 26 (2296), 13 февраля 2009
- ↑ Iannotta, Becky (11 February 2009). "U.S. Satellite Destroyed in Space Collision". Space.com. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ↑ "Office for Outer Space Affairs". United Nations. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
Reported as colliding with Iridum 33 (1997-051C) on 10/02/2009
- ↑ "Russian and US satellites collide". BBC News. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
Russia has not commented on claims that the satellite was out of control.
- ↑ "2 orbiting satellites collide 500 miles up". Associated Press. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ↑ "U.S. Space debris environment and operational updates" (PDF). NASA. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
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Wikinews has news coverage of the 2009 satellite collision |
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