COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33762

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33762 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
33762, 1993-036K
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, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 33762U 93036K   25300.38061263  .00000184  00000-0  75755-4 0  9997
2 33762  74.0435  34.7804 0014245 113.6112 312.8286 14.33645680873832
Epoch: 2025-10-27T09:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-27T09:08:04.931Z)
Latitude
61.80823°
Longitude
-106.17807°
Altitude
782.874 km
Speed
7.472 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 27m 18s
True Declination
61° 39' 55"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:20:46
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
787.389 km
Perigee altitude
767.004 km
Semi-major axis
7,155.334 km
Eccentricity
0.00142
Inclination
74.0435°
RAAN
34.7804°
Arg. of periapsis
113.6112°
True anomaly
312.70874°
Mean anomaly
312.8286°
Eccentric anomaly
312.76868°
Mean motion
3.5859 °/min
Orbital period
100.39 mins
BSTAR
0.000075755
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