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  • Cerise (satellite)
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  • It was hit by a catalogued space debris object from an Ariane rocket in 1996, making it the first verified case of an accidental collision between two artificial objects in space. The collision tore off a 4.2-metre (13-foot) portion of Cerise's gravity-gradient stabilization boom, which left the satellite severely damaged.[citation needed]
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  • It was hit by a catalogued space debris object from an Ariane rocket in 1996, making it the first verified case of an accidental collision between two artificial objects in space. The collision tore off a 4.2-metre (13-foot) portion of Cerise's gravity-gradient stabilization boom, which left the satellite severely damaged.[citation needed]