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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 33819U 93036BL  26120.00128434  .00001816  00000-0  64618-3 0  9992
2 33819  74.1788 319.6392 0090030 141.8990  18.8463 14.32728293894752
Epoch: 2026-04-30T00:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T00:01:50.966Z)
Latitude
18.17544°
Longitude
-84.08669°
Altitude
723.73 km
Speed
7.527 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 57m 19s
True Declination
18° 04' 24"
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
17:27:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
844.688 km
Perigee altitude
715.794 km
Semi-major axis
7,158.378 km
Eccentricity
0.009
Inclination
74.1788°
RAAN
319.6392°
Arg. of periapsis
141.899°
True anomaly
19.18314°
Mean anomaly
18.8463°
Eccentric anomaly
19.01436°
Mean motion
3.58361 °/min
Orbital period
100.46 mins
BSTAR
0.00064618
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