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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35032U 93036AGV 26260.27203061  .00002932  00000-0  59116-3 0  9992
2 35032  73.8506 189.8834 0065181 340.8065 172.4354 14.60645473917386
Epoch: 2026-09-17T06:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T06:31:43.444Z)
Latitude
25.56912°
Longitude
-92.18021°
Altitude
739.583 km
Speed
7.463 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 07m 50s
True Declination
25° 26' 07"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
12:58:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
734.766 km
Perigee altitude
642.641 km
Semi-major axis
7,066.84 km
Eccentricity
0.00652
Inclination
73.8506°
RAAN
189.8834°
Arg. of periapsis
340.8065°
True anomaly
172.53294°
Mean anomaly
172.4354°
Eccentric anomaly
172.48425°
Mean motion
3.65347 °/min
Orbital period
98.54 mins
BSTAR
0.00059116
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