Tag: Russian satellite

A strange Russian satellite disintegrated at the beginning of last month, creating a cloud of debris that may remain in Earth orbit for some time. The Kosmos 2499 spacecraft was destroyed during the evening of January 3, according to the 18th Space Defense Squadron 18th SDS of the U.S. Space Force, which monitors man-made objects in orbit. Spacecraft Approaches More Closely The split generated at least 85 pieces of trackable debris, Monday's 18th SDS tweet stated Feb. 6. This cloud of space debris is 726 miles 1,169 kilometers above the surface of...