US, Russian Satellites Collide Over Siberia

Washington (AFP) Feb 11, 2009

Two satellites collided in space hundreds of miles (kilometers) above Earth, destroying an Iridium commercial satellite in a crash that may result in disruption of service, the US company said Wednesday. The Bethesda, Maryland-based company said it "lost an operational satellite" after it was struck Tuesday by a spent Russian satellite, in what is being described as the first major collision ... Source

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