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 25355.52220641  .00002075  00000-0  31210-3 0  9992
2 35025  73.9380  45.7208 0085568 316.6726  42.7738 14.72748333887721
Epoch: 2025-12-21T12:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-21T12:31:58.633Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
127.39305°
Altitude
611.032 km
Speed
7.577 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 02m 52s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:34:30
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
710.037 km
Perigee altitude
589.762 km
Semi-major axis
7,028.037 km
Eccentricity
0.00856
Inclination
73.938°
RAAN
45.7208°
Arg. of periapsis
316.6726°
True anomaly
43.44494°
Mean anomaly
42.7738°
Eccentric anomaly
43.10884°
Mean motion
3.68377 °/min
Orbital period
97.73 mins
BSTAR
0.0003121
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