Researchers are worried about the old Soviet satellites 800 km above the Earth, they can interfere with the work of new satellites.
About 1,400 kilometers from Earth’s orbit, an old Soviet satellite disintegrated. This is likely due to a collision with space debris, according to Space.
According to astrophysicist and space debris expert Jonathan McDowella defunct Soviet satellite launched in 1991, was broken into seven pieces as a result of a collision with space debris.
“Probably, these fragments came from Kosmos-2143 or Kosmos-2145 launched on a rocket,” he said.
Researchers are concerned about the old Soviet satellites 800 km above the Earth, because these objects can interfere with the work of new satellites.
Remember that the Russian station Luna-25 crashed on the moon.
It was earlier reported that Russia launched a Soyuz rocket with the latest satellite.
Source: korrespondent
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