DECAYED

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35037 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35037 was 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
35037, 1993-036AHA
Orbit
Decayed
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Decayed 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 month ago

TLE from 1 month ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35037U 93036AHA 25311.47473608  .00469331  00000-0  68953-2 0  9999
2 35037  73.9601 214.7185 0010282 129.4999 230.7127 15.53719687666563
Epoch: 2025-11-07T11:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-07T11:23:37.197Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-3.10465°
Altitude
413.046 km
Speed
7.661 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 18m 52s
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
09:22:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
410.352 km
Perigee altitude
396.406 km
Semi-major axis
6,781.516 km
Eccentricity
0.00103
Inclination
73.9601°
RAAN
214.7185°
Arg. of periapsis
129.4999°
True anomaly
230.62158°
Mean anomaly
230.7127°
Eccentric anomaly
230.66713°
Mean motion
3.88645 °/min
Orbital period
92.63 mins
BSTAR
0.0068953

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