On 29 March 2006, the Russian Ekspress AM11 communications satellite was struck by an unknown object and rendered inoperable; its engineers had sufficient time in contact with the spacecraft to send it to a parking orbit out of GEO.
March 2006, the Russian Ekspress AM11 communications satellite was struck by an unknown object. This was on 29. March 2006, the Russian Ekspress AM11 communications satellite was rendered inoperable. This was on 29. Its engineers had sufficient time in contact with the spacecraft. This was to send it to a parking orbit out of GEO.