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Astronauts on ISS Take Cover as Defunct Russian Satellite Breaks Up in Orbit

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The Resurs-P1 Russian Earth observation satellite unexpectedly broke apart into over 100 pieces of debris while in orbit around the Earth. The event occurred at approximately 10am mountain time on Wednesday. According to US Space Command, there is no immediate threat posed by the debris to other satellites in orbit. The satellite was in a nearly circular orbit at an altitude of about 220 miles when it disintegrated.

  1. Jonathan McDowell
    Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
    1. But, with the Russians these days, who knows.
    2. I find it hard to believe they would use such a big satellite as an Asat target.

International Space Station

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sources

  1. 1.The Guardian
  2. 2.The Times
  3. 3.The Times of India
  4. 4.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.US-Russia Relations
  2. 2.Aerospace Industry
  3. 3.US space industry
  4. 4.Space Race
  5. 5.Russian Space Industry

countries

  1. 1.Russian FederationRU
  2. 2.UkraineUA

organizations

  1. 1.LeoLabs
  2. 2.National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationUS
  3. 3.Roscosmos
  4. 4.US Space Command
  5. 5.SpaceXUS
  6. 6.Boeing CoUS
  7. 7.Harvard UniversityUS

persons

  1. 1.Jonathan McDowell
  2. 2.Butch WilmoreUS
  3. 3.Sunita WilliamsUS

technicals

  1. 1.International Space Station
  2. 2.Resurs-P1
  3. 3.ASAT
  4. 4.Crew Dragon
  5. 5.Soyuz
  6. 6.Starliner Calypso
Astronauts on ISS Take Cover as Defunct Russian Satellite Breaks Up in Orbit