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Science and Nature Quiz for 9 June 2010

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Question 1: The first high speed impact crash of two intact space spacecraft in February 2009 was between a Russian satellite (launched 1993) that was out of control and what other?

A
HOTBIRD 3, which had suffered loss of power from one solar array
B
The Telstar I communications satellite launched 1962 that was in decaying orbit
C
Iridium commercial satellite launched 1997
D
Intelsat III F-8 whose apogee motor failed