COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33795

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33795 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
33795, 1993-036AL
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
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 33795U 93036AL  25302.36833612  .00026043  00000-0  19152-2 0  9997
2 33795  74.0329 167.5195 0037895 260.0710 273.4958 15.02723539893540
Epoch: 2025-10-29T08:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-29T08:50:24.240Z)
Latitude
6.52816°
Longitude
175.10997°
Altitude
559.078 km
Speed
7.583 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 02m 36s
True Declination
6° 29' 18"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
12:51:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
582.33 km
Perigee altitude
529.776 km
Semi-major axis
6,934.19 km
Eccentricity
0.00379
Inclination
74.0329°
RAAN
167.5195°
Arg. of periapsis
260.071°
True anomaly
273.06224°
Mean anomaly
273.4958°
Eccentric anomaly
273.27903°
Mean motion
3.7588 °/min
Orbital period
95.78 mins
BSTAR
0.0019152

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