COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33892

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33892 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
33892, 1993-036CV
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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 33892U 93036CV  26187.16307156  .00001502  00000-0  62320-3 0  9993
2 33892  73.8020  87.0828 0113200  81.8748  68.1665 14.23963314898781
Epoch: 2026-07-06T03:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-06T03:54:49.382Z)
Latitude
27.55558°
Longitude
-84.44652°
Altitude
785.544 km
Speed
7.479 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 13m 38s
True Declination
27° 24' 55"
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
04:33:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
891.003 km
Perigee altitude
728.272 km
Semi-major axis
7,187.774 km
Eccentricity
0.01132
Inclination
73.802°
RAAN
87.0828°
Arg. of periapsis
81.8748°
True anomaly
69.37691°
Mean anomaly
68.1665°
Eccentric anomaly
68.77108°
Mean motion
3.56165 °/min
Orbital period
101.08 mins
BSTAR
0.0006232
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