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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35435U 93036AKD 26256.35296887  .00007526  00000-0  86248-3 0  9991
2 35435  74.0060 279.9505 0014155 302.2802  70.3568 14.86011993916095
Epoch: 2026-09-13T08:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-13T08:28:16.510Z)
Latitude
12.25091°
Longitude
164.08176°
Altitude
609.005 km
Speed
7.558 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 53m 59s
True Declination
12° 10' 42"
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
17:32:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
617.872 km
Perigee altitude
598.094 km
Semi-major axis
6,986.12 km
Eccentricity
0.00142
Inclination
74.006°
RAAN
279.9505°
Arg. of periapsis
302.2802°
True anomaly
70.50966°
Mean anomaly
70.3568°
Eccentric anomaly
70.43322°
Mean motion
3.71697 °/min
Orbital period
96.85 mins
BSTAR
0.00086248
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