The disintegration of Kosmos 2499 created at least 85 trackable pieces of orbital debris.
A mysterious Russian satellite broke apart in early January, creating a cloud of debris that could orbit Earth for a hundred years or more.from the U.S. Space Force, which tracks orbital debris.
It brings Kosmos 2499's mystery operations to a close while adding more shrapnel to the increasingly unsustainable amount of space debris orbiting our planet.The U.S. Space Force explained on Twitter on Monday, February 8, that the disintegration of Kosmos 2499 created at least 85 trackable debris pieces. Those pieces of debris are orbiting at an altitude of 726 miles , meaning it could take more than a century for atmospheric drag to bring them back down to Earth.points out.
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