COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35290

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35290 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
35290, 1993-036AJU
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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35290U 93036AJU 26206.77253357  .00014268  00000-0  15861-2 0  9999
2 35290  74.0026 332.3893 0007067  34.0565 326.1067 14.87173157912960
Epoch: 2026-07-25T18:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-25T18:32:26.900Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
110.79719°
Altitude
605.347 km
Speed
7.559 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 09m 33s
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
08:31:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
609.278 km
Perigee altitude
599.409 km
Semi-major axis
6,982.481 km
Eccentricity
0.00071
Inclination
74.0026°
RAAN
332.3893°
Arg. of periapsis
34.0565°
True anomaly
326.06151°
Mean anomaly
326.1067°
Eccentric anomaly
326.08411°
Mean motion
3.71988 °/min
Orbital period
96.78 mins
BSTAR
0.0015861
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