 |  ISS Dodges Space Debris From Chinese Satellite
 1 February 2012
The International Space Station fired its thrusters Saturday (Jan. 28) in order to steer clear of orbital debris from China’s 2007 anti-satellite test. The dodging maneuver was required to avoid space junk from the Chinese satellite Fengyun 1C, which peppered low-Earth orbit with an estimated 3000 pieces of shrapnel when it was intentionally destroyed by China five years ago. The remaining debris has required several similar avoidance maneuvers by the space station in recent years.
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