COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33907

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33907 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
33907, 1993-036DL
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, 0.057 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 33907U 93036DL  26270.30930959  .00002476  00000-0  84085-3 0  9995
2 33907  74.0673 228.0216 0116853 214.3716 297.6546 14.33375709907119
Epoch: 2026-09-27T07:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-27T07:25:24.348Z)
Latitude
27.99646°
Longitude
-78.11697°
Altitude
745.54 km
Speed
7.504 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 37m 21s
True Declination
27° 51' 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
06:59:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
861.716 km
Perigee altitude
694.47 km
Semi-major axis
7,156.23 km
Eccentricity
0.01169
Inclination
74.0673°
RAAN
228.0216°
Arg. of periapsis
214.3716°
True anomaly
296.46053°
Mean anomaly
297.6546°
Eccentric anomaly
297.05836°
Mean motion
3.58523 °/min
Orbital period
100.41 mins
BSTAR
0.00084085
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