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, 0.1 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 33907U 93036DL  26120.48383264  .00004249  00000-0  14708-2 0  9993
2 33907  74.0670 141.2416 0114497 165.9861 344.7710 14.32337516885652
Epoch: 2026-04-30T11:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T11:36:43.140Z)
Latitude
28.40214°
Longitude
-80.20013°
Altitude
708.045 km
Speed
7.546 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 49m 38s
True Declination
28° 15' 27"
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
00:20:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
863.529 km
Perigee altitude
699.577 km
Semi-major axis
7,159.69 km
Eccentricity
0.01145
Inclination
74.067°
RAAN
141.2416°
Arg. of periapsis
165.9861°
True anomaly
344.42154°
Mean anomaly
344.771°
Eccentric anomaly
344.59675°
Mean motion
3.58263 °/min
Orbital period
100.48 mins
BSTAR
0.0014708
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