COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33785

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33785 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
33785, 1993-036AA
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
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 33785U 93036AA  25241.84467843  .00009955  00000-0  17396-2 0  9991
2 33785  73.8672 265.1160 0021409 240.3635 296.5335 14.67859269869666
Epoch: 2025-08-29T20:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T20:16:20.216Z)
Latitude
3.09889°
Longitude
161.85184°
Altitude
663.487 km
Speed
7.529 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 36m 53s
True Declination
3° 04' 48"
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
02:36:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
680.594 km
Perigee altitude
650.434 km
Semi-major axis
7,043.651 km
Eccentricity
0.00214
Inclination
73.8672°
RAAN
265.116°
Arg. of periapsis
240.3635°
True anomaly
296.31375°
Mean anomaly
296.5335°
Eccentric anomaly
296.42365°
Mean motion
3.67152 °/min
Orbital period
98.05 mins
BSTAR
0.0017396
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