COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35432

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35432 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
35432, 1993-036AKA
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: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35432U 93036AKA 26063.78021659  .00871538  00000-0  10606-1 0  9999
2 35432  74.0116 199.0502 0009575 340.6959  19.3893 15.57945131887632
Epoch: 2026-03-04T18:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-04T18:43:30.713Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
115.63219°
Altitude
390.244 km
Speed
7.68 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 16m 12s
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
04:26:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
397.58 km
Perigee altitude
384.617 km
Semi-major axis
6,769.235 km
Eccentricity
0.00096
Inclination
74.0116°
RAAN
199.0502°
Arg. of periapsis
340.6959°
True anomaly
19.42577°
Mean anomaly
19.3893°
Eccentric anomaly
19.40753°
Mean motion
3.89703 °/min
Orbital period
92.38 mins
BSTAR
0.010606
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