A Defunct Russian Satellite May Collide with Dead Chinese Rocket in Space. Here's Why That's Bad
4 years, 5 months ago

A Defunct Russian Satellite May Collide with Dead Chinese Rocket in Space. Here's Why That's Bad

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Thousands of pieces of metal shrapnel could be released into space if a Russian satellite and Chinese rocket collide with each other. Experts believe a collision between the two defunct objects, expected this Thursday, will release innumerable pieces of shrapnel in space, adding anywhere between 10 to 20 percent more debris. https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1316451125948801025 The Russian satellite named Kosmos 2004 is a navigation satellite which was launched in 1989 while the Chinese rocket ChangZheng-4C Y4 was launched in the year 2009. Predicted close approach Thu/Fri night between a retired Parus navigation satellite, launched in 1989, and the ChangZheng-4C Y4 third stage rocket launched in 2009 https://t.co/nC9NIcP7A1— Jonathan McDowell October 13, 2020 As per the Daily Mail report, with 14,403 pieces, Russia has the highest number of debris floating in space and in May, it dumped 65 more pieces into orbit.

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‘Strange’ Russian satellite blows up into cloud of debris – report
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Strange’ Russian satellite blows up into cloud of debris – report

The Independent  

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Debris from Chinese rocket falls back to Earth week after launch | Video
2 years, 7 months ago

Debris from Chinese rocket falls back to Earth week after launch | Video

Hindustan Times  

Debris from China's Long March-5B rocket, which was launched last week, fell back into the sea in the Philippines on Sunday, news agencies reported quoting the Chinese government. “The People’s Republic of China did not share specific trajectory information as their Long March 5B rocket fell back to Earth,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson tweeted separately. “All space-faring nations should follow …

Debris from a Chinese space rocket is crashing toward earth: Report
2 years, 8 months ago

Debris from a Chinese space rocket is crashing toward earth: Report

Hindustan Times  

Debris from a Chinese rocket is set to crash to Earth some time over the next few days, with the potential for wreckage to land across a wide swathe of the globe. Debris from a Chinese space rocket is crashing toward earth Part of a Long March 5B rocket China launched on July 24 will make an uncontrolled reentry around …

Exploding Russian rocket could create more hazards in space
2 years, 10 months ago

Exploding Russian rocket could create more hazards in space

The Independent  

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Russian space debris came within 47 feet of knocking out a Chinese satellite, Beijing claims
3 years, 2 months ago

Russian space debris came within 47 feet of knocking out a Chinese satellite, Beijing claims

Daily Mail  

Space debris from a Russian anti-satellite missile test came within 47 feet of knocking out China's Tsinghua science satellite this week, Beijing claims. According to experts, the space debris from the collision over the Atlantic Ocean – which included 'some 1,500 pieces of trackable size' – will cause havoc for spacecraft for years, if not decades. The Long March 2D …

Chinese satellite narrowly avoids collision with debris from Russian explosion
3 years, 2 months ago

Chinese satellite narrowly avoids collision with debris from Russian explosion

The Independent  

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Russia responds after debris from explosion caused emergency at International Space Station
3 years, 4 months ago

Russia responds after debris from explosion caused emergency at International Space Station

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Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It followed accusations from the US that the explosion had led to a vast debris field, with …

Chinese military satellite damaged by Soviet rocket is the ‘first major orbital collision in a decade’
3 years, 7 months ago

Chinese military satellite damaged by Soviet rocket is the ‘first major orbital collision in a decade’

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Chinese rocket debris set for re-entry by early Sunday: US R&D centre
3 years, 10 months ago

Chinese rocket debris set for re-entry by early Sunday: US R&D centre

India Today  

Remnants of China’s largest rocket launched last week are expected to plunge back through the atmosphere late Saturday or early Sunday, the US federally funded space-focused research and development centre said. In a tweet sent on Friday evening in the United States, the Aerospace Corporation said that the latest prediction for the re-entry of the Long March 5B rocket body …

Why we don’t know exactly what happened during a near-collision in space
4 years, 5 months ago

Why we don’t know exactly what happened during a near-collision in space

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Space traffic experts tracked two pieces of orbital garbage that appeared to be careening toward each other on Thursday night: a defunct Soviet satellite and a discarded Chinese rocket booster. But the US military, which uses data from the world’s largest network of radars and telescopes, said that its space traffic control team detected a …

Russian rocket carrying Mexican satellite crashes in Siberia | IndiaTV News
9 years, 10 months ago

Russian rocket carrying Mexican satellite crashes in Siberia | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Kiev, Ukraine: A Russian rocket carrying a Mexican satellite malfunctioned and crashed Saturday in Siberia shortly after its launch — the latest mishap to hit Russia's troubled space industry, whose Soviet-era glory has been marred by a series of launch failures. In April, an unmanned Russian space supply ship carrying 3 tons of goods failed to dock with the International …

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