COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33894

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33894 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
33894, 1993-036CX
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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 33894U 93036CX  26206.42231742  .00001749  00000-0  18267-2 0  9996
2 33894  73.7687   1.3652 0567552 248.7851 105.1730 13.21821476836761
Epoch: 2026-07-25T10:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-25T10:08:08.225Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-93.80389°
Altitude
1,314.621 km
Speed
7.136 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 05m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
14:08:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,604.244 km
Perigee altitude
746.824 km
Semi-major axis
7,553.671 km
Eccentricity
0.05676
Inclination
73.7687°
RAAN
1.3652°
Arg. of periapsis
248.7851°
True anomaly
111.32363°
Mean anomaly
105.173°
Eccentric anomaly
108.26107°
Mean motion
3.30602 °/min
Orbital period
108.89 mins
BSTAR
0.0018267

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