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A quick update on the Google Earth browser plugin based tracker displaying the debris from the collision between the Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251 satellites on February 10th.
I mentioned the possibility that the number of fragments tracked in the Norad orbtial elements might increase. Well they have. Threefold over the [...]

GE Plugin Cosmos 2251, Google Earth API, Google Earth Plugin, Iridium 33, Live Tracking, Satellites

Following on from my visualization of the satellite collision over Siberia on February 10th involving Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251, here’s an Google Earth browser plugin based tracker for the debris from the crash.
Full screen version here: http://barnabu.co.uk/geapi/debris
The application loads up to date Norad orbital elements on start up, and propogates the orbits of [...]

News Cosmos 2251, Google Earth API, Google Earth Plugin, Iridium 33, Live Tracking, Satellites, Visualization

This is a quick Google Earth timeline animation of the recent satellite collision between the Russian Cosmos 2251 and the US iridium 33.
Update 2009-02-14: Two ways to view this now.
- A Google Earth browser plug-in version
- Or the original KML file for regular Google Earth below
Cosmos 2251 and Iridium 33 Collide
Use the time [...]

Animations Animation, Cosmos 2251, Google Earth, Iridium 33, KML, Satellites, Visualization