COSMOS 249 DEB, 18551
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COSMOS 249 DEB, 18551 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sun, 20 Oct 1968 UTC launched from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.
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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 249 DEB
1 18551U 68091DF 26021.28281065 .00009229 00000-0 37393-2 0 9996
2 18551 62.2923 170.5786 0714296 157.0670 277.1672 13.39269477626855Epoch: 2026-01-21T06:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-21T06:47:14.840Z)
Latitude
54.13011°
Longitude
-5.61691°
Altitude
1,090.962 km
Speed
7.327 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 27m 23s
True Declination
53° 58' 26"
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:08:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,645.909 km
Perigee altitude
576.022 km
Semi-major axis
7,489.102 km
Eccentricity
0.07143
Inclination
62.2923°
RAAN
170.5786°
Arg. of periapsis
157.067°
True anomaly
268.98244°
Mean anomaly
277.1672°
Eccentric anomaly
273.0805°
Mean motion
3.34887 °/min
Orbital period
107.5 mins
BSTAR
0.0037393
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Other satellites on launch #91 in the year 1968 (1968-10-20 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.COSMOS 249 DEB Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-01-21 19:33:11.857Z | 343.959° N | 2026-01-21 19:37:11.857Z | 55.532° ENE | 28.01° | 2026-01-21 19:40:11.857Z | 106.153° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2026-01-21 21:25:11.857Z | 286.608° WNW | 2026-01-21 21:27:11.857Z | 252.121° W | 21.167° | 2026-01-21 21:30:11.857Z | 198.659° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2026-01-22 09:28:11.857Z | 121.371° SE | 2026-01-22 09:30:11.857Z | 106.836° ESE | 13.075° | 2026-01-22 09:33:11.857Z | 84.524° E |
| 14 mins | 2026-01-22 11:13:11.857Z | 199.282° SSW | 2026-01-22 11:20:11.857Z | 139.862° SSE | 42.314° | 2026-01-22 11:27:11.857Z | 42.14° NE |
| 11 mins | 2026-01-22 13:06:11.857Z | 259.402° W | 2026-01-22 13:12:11.857Z | 315.484° NNW | 28.648° | 2026-01-22 13:17:11.857Z | 13.947° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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