COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35061

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35061 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
35061, 1993-036AHQ
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 35061U 93036AHQ 26036.42479251  .00006367  00000-0  10920-2 0  9993
2 35061  74.0442 200.0746 0041380 298.3827  61.3174 14.68369824893779
Epoch: 2026-02-05T10:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T10:11:42.072Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-88.42792°
Altitude
655.028 km
Speed
7.538 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 20m 17s
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
21:21:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
693.004 km
Perigee altitude
634.725 km
Semi-major axis
7,042.002 km
Eccentricity
0.00414
Inclination
74.0442°
RAAN
200.0746°
Arg. of periapsis
298.3827°
True anomaly
61.73443°
Mean anomaly
61.3174°
Eccentric anomaly
61.52581°
Mean motion
3.67281 °/min
Orbital period
98.02 mins
BSTAR
0.001092
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