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 (32 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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35432U 93036AKA 25344.09400263  .00165457  00000-0  70593-2 0  9994
2 35432  74.0231  21.1234 0012383 344.9904  15.0925 15.22051238874638
Epoch: 2025-12-10T02:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-10T02:15:21.827Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-91.78682°
Altitude
494.144 km
Speed
7.622 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 24m 29s
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
12:21:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
505.699 km
Perigee altitude
488.671 km
Semi-major axis
6,875.322 km
Eccentricity
0.00124
Inclination
74.0231°
RAAN
21.1234°
Arg. of periapsis
344.9904°
True anomaly
15.1295°
Mean anomaly
15.0925°
Eccentric anomaly
15.111°
Mean motion
3.80718 °/min
Orbital period
94.56 mins
BSTAR
0.0070593

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