International Space Station dodges orbital debris from Russian anti-satellite test - Space.com


6/19/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Tariq Malik

Debris from the Soviet-era Cosmos 1408 satellite destroyed by Russia in Nov. 2021 forced the avoidance maneuver.

A piece of space junk from a Russian anti-satellite weapons test forced the International Space Station to maneuver to avoid the orbital debris on Thursday (June 16).  Russia's space agency Roscosmo… [+2389 chars]

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