COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35062

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35062 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
35062, 1993-036AHR
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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35062U 93036AHR 25352.59909275  .00002751  00000-0  11349-2 0  9995
2 35062  74.0798  82.7408 0126569  80.6943 280.8490 14.22978902855824
Epoch: 2025-12-18T14:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-18T14:22:41.613Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
139.61512°
Altitude
801.87 km
Speed
7.461 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 30m 57s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:32:44
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
903.947 km
Perigee altitude
721.914 km
Semi-major axis
7,191.067 km
Eccentricity
0.01266
Inclination
74.0798°
RAAN
82.7408°
Arg. of periapsis
80.6943°
True anomaly
279.42044°
Mean anomaly
280.849°
Eccentric anomaly
280.13513°
Mean motion
3.55921 °/min
Orbital period
101.15 mins
BSTAR
0.0011349
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