COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33819

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33819 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
33819, 1993-036BL
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1993-06-16 (33 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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 33819U 93036BL  26071.32459623  .00002133  00000-0  75870-3 0  9994
2 33819  74.1796  47.7496 0091848 244.0909 244.9709 14.32581504887781
Epoch: 2026-03-12T07:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T07:47:25.114Z)
Latitude
49.30594°
Longitude
-78.21383°
Altitude
818.896 km
Speed
7.434 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 54m 28s
True Declination
49° 08' 14"
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
16:43:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
846.483 km
Perigee altitude
714.977 km
Semi-major axis
7,158.867 km
Eccentricity
0.00918
Inclination
74.1796°
RAAN
47.7496°
Arg. of periapsis
244.0909°
True anomaly
244.02189°
Mean anomaly
244.9709°
Eccentric anomaly
244.49593°
Mean motion
3.58325 °/min
Orbital period
100.47 mins
BSTAR
0.0007587
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