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Old 13-02-2009, 04:33 AM
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7885051.stm
"US and Russian communications satellites have collided in space in what is thought to be the biggest incident of its kind to date.
The US commercial Iridium spacecraft hit a defunct Russian satellite at an altitude of about 800km (500 miles) over Siberia on Tuesday, Nasa said..."
also http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7885750.stm
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