Ecuador satellite collides with Russian space junk

A small Ecuadoran satellite collided in orbit with the remains of a Russian rocket, but it is too soon to know how much damage it might have sustained, Quito's space agency said Thursday. Ecuador's space agency EXA had warned on Wednesday that a space fender-bender was likely between its "Pegaso" (Pegasus) nano-satellite and the remains of the Soviet rocket S14 launched into space nearly three decades ago. More

(Source: Channel News Asia - May 25)