COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35025

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35025 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
35025, 1993-036AGN
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 35025U 93036AGN 26057.28428578  .00002267  00000-0  33757-3 0  9995
2 35025  73.9359 274.8603 0083556 171.7315 188.5259 14.73205662897553
Epoch: 2026-02-26T06:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-26T06:49:22.291Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
16.38012°
Altitude
711.607 km
Speed
7.469 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 19m 26s
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
10:30:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
707.156 km
Perigee altitude
589.733 km
Semi-major axis
7,026.581 km
Eccentricity
0.00836
Inclination
73.9359°
RAAN
274.8603°
Arg. of periapsis
171.7315°
True anomaly
188.3854°
Mean anomaly
188.5259°
Eccentric anomaly
188.45551°
Mean motion
3.68491 °/min
Orbital period
97.7 mins
BSTAR
0.00033757

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