COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33914

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33914 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
33914, 1993-036DT
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, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 33914U 93036DT  26125.05550380  .00000382  00000-0  31923-3 0  9997
2 33914  74.0875 138.8515 0304442 208.6689 160.1704 13.72181569860477
Epoch: 2026-05-05T01:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-05T01:19:55.528Z)
Latitude
9.54486°
Longitude
-101.33184°
Altitude
1,205.407 km
Speed
7.147 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 26m 20s
True Declination
9° 29' 32"
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
17:20:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,213.737 km
Perigee altitude
765.137 km
Semi-major axis
7,367.574 km
Eccentricity
0.03044
Inclination
74.0875°
RAAN
138.8515°
Arg. of periapsis
208.6689°
True anomaly
161.3128°
Mean anomaly
160.1704°
Eccentric anomaly
160.74561°
Mean motion
3.43207 °/min
Orbital period
104.89 mins
BSTAR
0.00031923
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