Latest Collision Debris Count

From: Ralph McConahy (rwmcconahy4@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Feb 27 2009 - 17:36:55 UTC

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    SpaceTrack has added another 50 objects to the list of debris resulting from the Cosmos 2251 & Iridium 33 collision, bringing the total to 402 objects.
    
    The current breakdown is as follows . . .
    
     COSMOS 2251 (93-036), 274 objects
       Catalog #s
      33757-33770
      33779-33848
      33889-33948
      33971-34070
      34113-34142
       Intl #s
      93-036E - 93-036LP
       
    
     IRIDIUM 33 (97-051), 128 objects
       Catalog #s
      33771-33778
      33849-33888
      33949-33968
      34071-34110
      34143-34162
       Intl #s
      97-051J - 97-051ER
    
    They've fixed all the errors with the International Designator numbers, with one exception:
    
    Catalog #33808 has "93036" with no letters, it should be "93036AZ".
    
    
      Ralph McConahy
      38.3306N, 75.6970W, -25m (WGS84)
    
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