COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35000

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35000 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
35000, 1993-036AFY
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1993-06-16 (32 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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35000U 93036AFY 25299.08633895  .00191684  00000-0  50792-2 0  9992
2 35000  74.0191 303.5217 0019432   0.6927 359.4303 15.37327840877746
Epoch: 2025-10-26T02:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-26T02:04:19.685Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-122.26789°
Altitude
443.468 km
Speed
7.654 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 14m 05s
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
00:50:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
464.801 km
Perigee altitude
438.258 km
Semi-major axis
6,829.667 km
Eccentricity
0.00194
Inclination
74.0191°
RAAN
303.5217°
Arg. of periapsis
0.6927°
True anomaly
359.42808°
Mean anomaly
359.4303°
Eccentric anomaly
359.42919°
Mean motion
3.84542 °/min
Orbital period
93.62 mins
BSTAR
0.0050792
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