COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33758

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33758 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Wed, 16 Jun 1993 UTC launched from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). The debris from Iridium 33, an American commercial communications satellite, has been tracked extensively since its accidental collision with the defunct Russian satellite Cosmos 2251 in 2009. This event, occurring at high speed in low Earth orbit (LEO), generated thousands of pieces of space debris, significantly increasing the risk of further collisions. The Iridium 33 debris cloud has impacted space traffic management and orbital debris mitigation strategies, making it a subject of ongoing study in space situational awareness.

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Identifier
33758, 1993-036F
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1993-06-16 (32 years ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 33758U 93036F   25303.25734507  .00005151  00000-0  13030-2 0  9994
2 33758  74.0280 296.9015 0016922   7.8351  10.5452 14.51106914876746
Epoch: 2025-10-30T06:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-30T06:10:34.614Z)
Latitude
17.67768°
Longitude
170.64419°
Altitude
712.268 km
Speed
7.507 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 08m 25s
True Declination
17° 34' 40"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:21:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
731.654 km
Perigee altitude
707.633 km
Semi-major axis
7,097.781 km
Eccentricity
0.00169
Inclination
74.028°
RAAN
296.9015°
Arg. of periapsis
7.8351°
True anomaly
10.58076°
Mean anomaly
10.5452°
Eccentric anomaly
10.56297°
Mean motion
3.6296 °/min
Orbital period
99.18 mins
BSTAR
0.001303
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