COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35045

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35045 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
35045, 1993-036AHJ
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 35045U 93036AHJ 26206.14598541  .00000997  00000-0  59551-3 0  9994
2 35045  73.7182  16.2252 0180121 224.6235 134.0282 14.00820951877857
Epoch: 2026-07-25T03:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-25T03:30:13.139Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
20.80799°
Altitude
985.714 km
Speed
7.312 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 04m 54s
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
16:33:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,019.533 km
Perigee altitude
757.753 km
Semi-major axis
7,266.78 km
Eccentricity
0.01801
Inclination
73.7182°
RAAN
16.2252°
Arg. of periapsis
224.6235°
True anomaly
135.4892°
Mean anomaly
134.0282°
Eccentric anomaly
134.76098°
Mean motion
3.50373 °/min
Orbital period
102.75 mins
BSTAR
0.00059551

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