COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35032

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35032 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
35032, 1993-036AGV
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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35032U 93036AGV 26120.37750685  .00003637  00000-0  74224-3 0  9997
2 35032  73.8487  99.9944 0068253 279.9269 231.1496 14.59863087896969
Epoch: 2026-04-30T09:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T09:03:36.591Z)
Latitude
28.30742°
Longitude
-83.15853°
Altitude
727.283 km
Speed
7.478 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 04m 16s
True Declination
28° 09' 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
21:56:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
739.48 km
Perigee altitude
642.979 km
Semi-major axis
7,069.367 km
Eccentricity
0.00683
Inclination
73.8487°
RAAN
99.9944°
Arg. of periapsis
279.9269°
True anomaly
230.54375°
Mean anomaly
231.1496°
Eccentric anomaly
230.84635°
Mean motion
3.65151 °/min
Orbital period
98.59 mins
BSTAR
0.00074224
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