Industry officials say Iridium has identified the Russian craft as a Cosmos series satellite launched in 1993, weighing more than a ton and including an onboard nuclear reactor.

• 业内人士说，铱星公司已经确定俄罗斯的卫星是1993年发射“宇宙”系列卫星之一，重量超过一吨，卫星上装有一个核反应堆。