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- Occurred around noon EST on February 10, 2009CBS News: U.S. And Russian Satellites Collide
- Produced about 600 pieces of debrisCBS News: U.S. And Russian Satellites Collide
- Collided about 490 miles above northern SiberiaCBS News: U.S. And Russian Satellites Collide
- Russian satellite identified as non-operational Cosmos 2251 craftCBS News: U.S. And Russian Satellites Collide
- Iridium operates 65 (previously 66) satellitesCBS News: U.S. And Russian Satellites Collide
- Iridium has denied it was responsible for the crashSFGate: 2 orbiting satellites collide 500 miles up (February 11, 2009)
- Commercial satellite involved in collision is no longer operational following crashCBS News: U.S. And Russian Satellites Collide
- Debris could pose a very small risk for International Space Station, NASA has saidCBS News: U.S. And Russian Satellites Collide
- Risk could be more significant for other crafts in spaceCharlotte Observer: Russia, US satellite collision a threat in space (February 12, 2009)
- Most of the debris expected to burn in atmosphereCBS News: U.S. And Russian Satellites Collide
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The non-operational Russian communications satellite Cosmos 2251 and an Iridium commercial satellite collided about 491 miles over northern Siberia on February 10, 2009. Experts at NASA have said that that the debris could pose a small risk to the International Space Station and that the debris could cause risks to other crafts.CBS News: U.S. And Russian Satellites Collide The Iridium satellite is no longer operational following the accident.CBS News: U.S. And Russian Satellites Collide
On February 15, 2009, officials near Austin, Texas, began fielding reports of fire trails seen in the sky by local residents. After searching for any down aircraft, FAA officials thought that the trails may have pieces of the satellite collision falling to Earth. The U.S. Strategic Command said there was no relation to the satellite collision. The cause of the "mystery" Texas fireball is unknown at this time.News 8 (Austin, TX): Officials Say Burning Debris Falling From Sky (February 16, 2009)
Risk of More Collisions
The event was the first time two satellites crashed into each other. The risk of collisions in space is increasing because of the number of man-made objects orbiting the Earth is constantly increasing. There are now about 17,000 man-made objects orbiting the Earth. However, the risk of collisions is still very small, experts say, due to the large amount of space.BBC: Sat collision highlights growing threat (February 12, 2009)-
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