COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33924

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 33924 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
33924, 1993-036ED
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 33924U 93036ED  26297.25887628  .00000378  00000-0  37442-3 0  9995
2 33924  73.9097 122.8933 0401223 100.8345 263.8177 13.50555786869988
Epoch: 2026-10-24T06:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T06:12:46.910Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-2.96982°
Altitude
1,116.675 km
Speed
7.273 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 11m 34s
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
09:41:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,366.692 km
Perigee altitude
769.185 km
Semi-major axis
7,446.076 km
Eccentricity
0.04012
Inclination
73.9097°
RAAN
122.8933°
Arg. of periapsis
100.8345°
True anomaly
259.27608°
Mean anomaly
263.8177°
Eccentric anomaly
261.54385°
Mean motion
3.37794 °/min
Orbital period
106.57 mins
BSTAR
0.00037442
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