1993, by a Kosmos-3M carrier rocket. The Strela satellites had a lifespan of 5 years, and the Russian government reported that Kosmos-2251 ceased functioning...

satellites—the active commercial Iridium 33 and the derelict Russian military Kosmos 2251—accidentally collided at a speed of 11.7 km/s (26,000 mph) and an altitude...

spacecraft. This is a list of satellites with Kosmos designations between 2251 and 2500. List of Kosmos satellites 1–250 251–500 501–750 751–1000 1001–1250...

List of Kosmos satellites (1501–1750) List of Kosmos satellites (1751–2000) List of Kosmos satellites (2001–2250) List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)...

2001–2250 2251–2500 2501–2750 List of Kosmos satellites 1–250 251–500 501–750 751–1000 1001–1250 1251–1500 1501–1750 1751–2000 2001–2250 2251–2500 2501–2750...

Kosmos (Russian: Ко́смос, IPA: [ˈkosməs], meaning "(outer) space" or "Kosmos") is a designation given to many satellites operated by the Soviet Union and...

commanding. On 10 February 2009, at 16:56 UTC, at about 800 km altitude, Kosmos 2251 (1993-036A) (a derelict Strela satellite) and Iridium 33 collided, resulting...

February 2020. @planet4589 (11 January 2020). "Unlike the two later sats, Kosmos-2491 did not change its orbit. It appeared to end its mission in 2014. However...

exceeding that of the 2009 satellite collision between Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251. This close miss was particularly concerning to NASA, which highlighted...

2001–2250 2251–2500 2501–2750 * — satellite was destroyed in orbit rather than decaying and burning up in the Earth's atmosphere List of Kosmos satellites...