COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35435

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35435 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
35435, 1993-036AKD
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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35435U 93036AKD 26207.46713525  .00015777  00000-0  18420-2 0  9995
2 35435  74.0081  17.2633 0011565  62.1843 328.8569 14.85113450908837
Epoch: 2026-07-26T11:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-26T11:12:40.485Z)
Latitude
29.70901°
Longitude
-85.70988°
Altitude
609.746 km
Speed
7.561 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 46m 29s
True Declination
29° 33' 29"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight 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
12:54:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
618.885 km
Perigee altitude
602.719 km
Semi-major axis
6,988.939 km
Eccentricity
0.00116
Inclination
74.0081°
RAAN
17.2633°
Arg. of periapsis
62.1843°
True anomaly
328.78828°
Mean anomaly
328.8569°
Eccentric anomaly
328.8226°
Mean motion
3.71472 °/min
Orbital period
96.91 mins
BSTAR
0.001842

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