Multiple choice general knowledge

February 10: ______ and ______ satellites collide over Siberia, creating a large amount of space debris

  1. Russian and Britain

  2. Russian and Chinese

  3. Russian and American

  4. Russian and French
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Explanation

On February 10, 2009, the Iridium 33 (American) and Kosmos-2251 (Russian) communications satellites collided over Siberia, creating significant space debris. This was the first accidental hypervelocity collision between two intact satellites in Earth orbit. The Russian and American satellites collision is a well-documented space event.

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