COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33760

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33760 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
33760, 1993-036H
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, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 33760U 93036H   25300.51081316  .00000348  00000-0  12952-3 0  9992
2 33760  74.0340   6.2996 0019293 120.7081 347.5773 14.35629622874616
Epoch: 2025-10-27T12:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-27T12:15:34.257Z)
Latitude
66.03864°
Longitude
-73.52149°
Altitude
770.554 km
Speed
7.482 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 45m 55s
True Declination
65° 54' 39"
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
11:11:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
784.391 km
Perigee altitude
756.807 km
Semi-major axis
7,148.736 km
Eccentricity
0.00193
Inclination
74.034°
RAAN
6.2996°
Arg. of periapsis
120.7081°
True anomaly
347.52963°
Mean anomaly
347.5773°
Eccentric anomaly
347.55348°
Mean motion
3.59087 °/min
Orbital period
100.25 mins
BSTAR
0.00012952
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