History
of Satellite Breakups by Event Date
[Anz-Meador
2001 & ODPO 2002]
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| TRANSIT
4A R/B |
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Propulsion:
ABLESTAR Stage |
| SPUTNIK
29 |
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Propulsion:
MOLNIYA Final Stage |
| ATLAS
CENTAUR 2 |
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Propulsion:
Centaur Stage |
| COSMOS
50 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
57 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
61-63 R/B |
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Unknown |
| OV2-1LCS
2 R/B |
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Propulsion:
Titan Transtage |
| COSMOS
95 |
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Unknown |
| OPS
3031 |
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Unknown |
| GEMINI
9 R/B |
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Unknown |
| AS-203 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
U-1 |
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Deliberate Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
U-2 |
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Deliberate Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
199 |
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Deliberate Self Destruct |
| APOLLO
6 R/B |
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Propulsion:
Saturn S-IV Stage |
| COSMOS
249 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
248 |
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Deliberate
Debris Impact |
| COSMOS
252 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| METEOR
1-1 R/B |
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Unknown |
| INTELSAT
3 R/B |
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Propulsion:
TE 364-4 Stage |
| OPS
7613 R/B |
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Unknown |
| NIMBUS
4 R/B |
23
Jan. 1985 17
Dec. 1985 02
Sep. 1986 23
Dec. 1991 |
2 3 2 5 |
Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown |
| COSMOS
374 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
375 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
397 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
462 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| SALYUT
2 R/B |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K Second Stage |
| COSMOS
554 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| NOAA
3 R/B |
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Propulsion:
Delta Second Stage |
| COSMOS
699 |
02
Aug. 1975 |
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Unknown Unknown |
| LANDSAT
1 R/B |
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Propulsion:
Delta Second Stage |
| PAGEOS |
20
Jan. 1976 10
Sep. 1976 Mid
Jun. 1978 Mid
Sep. 1984 Mid
Dec. 1985 |
UNK UNK UNK UNK UNK |
Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown |
| NOAA
4 |
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Propulsion:
Delta Second Stage |
| COSMOS
758 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
777 |
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Unknown |
| LANDSAT
2 R/B |
19
June 1976 |
UNK |
Propulsion:
Delta 2nd Stage Propulsion:
Delta 2nd Stage |
| COSMOS
844 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
886 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
884 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
862 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
838 |
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Unknown |
| HIMAWARI
1 R/B |
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Propulsion:
Delta Second Stage |
| COSMOS
839 |
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Battery |
| COSMOS
931 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
970 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| NOAA
5 R/B |
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Propulsion:
Delta Second Stage |
| COSMOS
903 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| EKRAN
2 |
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Battery |
| COSMOS
1030 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
880 |
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Battery |
| COSMOS
917 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
1124 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
1094 |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
1109 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| CAT
R/B |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
1174 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| LANDSAT
3 R/B |
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Propulsion:
Delta Second Stage |
| COSMOS
1261 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
1191 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
1167 |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
1275 |
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Battery |
| COSMOS
1305 R/B |
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Propulsion:
MOLNIYA Final Stage |
| COSMOS
1247 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
1285 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| NIMBUS
7 R/B |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
1260 |
10
Aug. 1982 |
UNK |
Unknown Unknown |
| COSMOS
1220 |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
1306 |
18
Sep. 1982 |
UNK |
Unknown Unknown |
| COSMOS
1286 |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
1423 R/B |
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Propulsion:
MOLNIYA Final Stage |
| COSMOS
1217 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
1481 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
1355 |
01
Feb. 1984 20
Feb. 1984 |
UNK UNK |
Unknown Unknown Unknown |
| COSMOS
1456 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
1405 |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
1317 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| WESTAR
6 R/B |
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Propulsion:
PAM-D Upper Stage |
| PALAPA
B2 R/B |
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Propulsion:
PAM-D Upper Stage |
| ASTRON
UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| COSMOS
1461 |
13
May 1985 |
UNK |
Unknown Unknown |
| COSMOS
1654 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| P-78 |
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Deliberate
Impact |
| COSMOS
1375 |
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Battery |
| COSMOS
1691 |
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Battery |
| COSMOS
1714 R/B |
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Propulsion:
Zenit Second Stage |
| NOAA
8 |
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Battery |
| COSMOS
1588 |
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Unknown |
| USA
19 & R/B |
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Deliberate
Impact |
| SPOT
1/VIKING R/B |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
1278 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
1682 |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
1813 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
1866 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| AUSSAT/ECS
R/B |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
1769 |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
1646 |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
1823 |
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Battery |
| COSMOS
1656 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| COSMOS
1906 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
1916 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
1045 R/B |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
2030 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
2031 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| FENGYUN
1-2 R/B |
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Propulsion:
CZ-4 Final Stage |
| COSMOS
2101 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| USA
68 |
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Propulsion:
TE-M-364-15 Upper Stage |
| COSMOS
1519-1521 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| COSMOS
2125-2132 R/B |
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Propulsion:
COSMOS Second Stage |
| NIMBUS
6 R/B |
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Propulsion:
Delta Second Stage |
| COSMOS
2163 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
1710-1712 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
2054 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| COSMOS
1603 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| GORIZONT
17 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| COSMOS
2227 R/B |
30
Dec. 1992 |
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Propulsion:
Zenit-2 2nd Stage Propulsion:
Zenit-2 2nd Stage |
| GORIZONT
18 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| COSMOS
2225 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
2237 R/B |
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Propulsion:
Zenit-2 2nd Stage |
| TELECOM
2B/ INMARSAT 2 R/B |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
2243 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
2259 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
1484 |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
2262 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| CLEMINTINE
R/B |
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Unknown |
| ASTRA
1B/MOP 2 R/B |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
2133 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| COSMOS
2204-2206 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| COSMOS
2238 |
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Unknown |
| RS-15
R/B |
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Unknown |
| ETS-VI
R/B |
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Aerodynamic
Loading |
| ELEKTRO
UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| COSMOS
2282 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| GORIZONT
22 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| RADUGA
33 R/B |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| ITALSAT1/
EUTELSAT2 R/B |
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Unknown |
| PEGASUS
HAPS II R/B |
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Propulsion |
| CERISE |
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Collision |
| COSMOS
1883-1885 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| EKRAN
17 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| COSMOS
2313 |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
2343 |
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Deliberate
Self Destruct |
| COSMOS
1869 |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
1172 |
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Aerodynamic
Loading |
| ASIASAT
3 R/B |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| MOLNIYA
3-16 |
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Aerodynamic
Loading |
| ELEKTRON
1-2 R/B |
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Aerodynamic
Loading |
| METEOR
2-16 R/B |
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Unknown |
| SKYNET
4B/ASTRA 1A R/B |
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Unknown |
| COMETS |
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Propulsion:
H-II Second Stage |
| COSMOS
2109-2111 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| MOLNIYA
3-16 R/B |
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Aerodynamic
Loading |
| COSMOS
1987-1989 |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| COSMOS
1650-1652 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| COSMOS
1970-1972 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| COSMOS
2079-2081 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| COSMOS
2053 R/B |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
2157-2162 R/B |
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Unknown |
| COSMOS
2347 |
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Unknown |
| GORIZONT
32 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| CBERS-1/SACI-1
R/B |
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Propulsion:
Long March 4 Third Stage |
| MOLNIYA
3-36 & R/B |
28
June 2000 |
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Aerodynamic
Loading Aerodynamic
Loading |
| GORIZONT
29 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| COSMOS
2316-2318 UM |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| INTELSAT
515 R/B |
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Unknown |
| MOLNIYA
3-26 |
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Aerodynamic
Loading |
| COSMOS
1701 |
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Aerodynamic
Loading |
| COSMOS
2139-2141 |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| GORIZONT
27 |
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Propulsion:
Proton-K SOZ Motor |
| COSMOS
2367 |
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Unknown |
| MOLNIYA
3-35 |
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Aerodynamic
Loading |
| INDIAN
PSLV |
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Propulsion |
| INTELSAT
6d1 R/B |
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Unknown |
Abbreviations:R/B
= Rocket Body, UM = Ullage Motor, UNK = Unknown Quantity/Safe Assumption
at >1
Causes:Propulsion
= Non-compliance with passivation, Battery = Non-compliance with passivation,
Deliberate
= Non-compliance with collision or intentional break-up prohibitions.