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U.S. Satellite Destroyed in Space Collision

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Iridium Satellite LLC confirmed today that one of its satellites was destroyed Tuesday in an unprecedented collision with a spent Russian satellite and that the incident could result in limited disruptions of service. In a prepared statement, the Bethesda, Md.-based Iridium characterized the incident as a 'very low probability event' and said it was taking immediate action to minimize any loss of service.

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What gets me..... by Lindiana on Saturday, Feb 14, 2009 at 6:54:20 AM