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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35290U 93036AJU 26096.68909878  .00019918  00000-0  23514-2 0  9993
2 35290  74.0034 191.6828 0007224 288.4667  71.5726 14.84641157896619
Epoch: 2026-04-06T16:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-06T16:32:18.134Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
108.63066°
Altitude
615.786 km
Speed
7.552 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 46m 43s
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
03:01:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
617.336 km
Perigee altitude
607.236 km
Semi-major axis
6,990.423 km
Eccentricity
0.00072
Inclination
74.0034°
RAAN
191.6828°
Arg. of periapsis
288.4667°
True anomaly
71.65116°
Mean anomaly
71.5726°
Eccentric anomaly
71.61188°
Mean motion
3.71354 °/min
Orbital period
96.94 mins
BSTAR
0.0023514
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