COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35033

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35033 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.

Loading next visibility...
Identifier
35033, 1993-036AGW
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)

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35033U 93036AGW 26256.08415273  .00001368  00000-0  34411-3 0  9990
2 35033  74.0275  19.7355 0013529  57.0348 303.2112 14.52137763699081
Epoch: 2026-09-13T02:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-13T02:01:10.795Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-2.64338°
Altitude
716.054 km
Speed
7.5 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 18m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
12:15:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
725.88 km
Perigee altitude
706.684 km
Semi-major axis
7,094.419 km
Eccentricity
0.00135
Inclination
74.0275°
RAAN
19.7355°
Arg. of periapsis
57.0348°
True anomaly
303.08137°
Mean anomaly
303.2112°
Eccentric anomaly
303.1463°
Mean motion
3.63218 °/min
Orbital period
99.11 mins
BSTAR
0.00034411
Loading maneuver chart data...
Computing Atmospheric mass density...

Documentation

Showing up to 5 results
|