COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35015

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35015 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
35015, 1993-036AGC
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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35015U 93036AGC 26119.87756418  .00002606  00000-0  68830-3 0  9992
2 35015  73.9474 335.0171 0075399 171.6589 208.6217 14.47739985674392
Epoch: 2026-04-29T21:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T21:03:41.545Z)
Latitude
19.06883°
Longitude
166.93962°
Altitude
782.335 km
Speed
7.44 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 42m 46s
True Declination
18° 57' 48"
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
19:48:33
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
784.258 km
Perigee altitude
677.058 km
Semi-major axis
7,108.795 km
Eccentricity
0.00754
Inclination
73.9474°
RAAN
335.0171°
Arg. of periapsis
171.6589°
True anomaly
208.21122°
Mean anomaly
208.6217°
Eccentric anomaly
208.41612°
Mean motion
3.62117 °/min
Orbital period
99.42 mins
BSTAR
0.0006883
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