Russia and U.S. Crash . . .

U.S. and Russian Satellites 

Crash in Space

HOUSTON, Texas, February 12, 2009 (ENS) - A Russian military communications satellite and a U.S. communications satellite have collided in Earth orbit. The unprecedented crash of two intact spacecraft has left two massive clouds of debris in low Earth orbit.  Newswire

An artist's concept of an Iridium satellite in earth orbit is seen. 

An Iridium commercial satellite, launched in 1997, 

and a Russian satellite launched in 1993 and believed to be 

nonfunctioning collided in orbit over Siberia, 

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/NASA)

This image provided by the European Space Agency shows an artist's impression of catalogued objects in low-Earth orbit viewed over the Equator.

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