COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35445

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35445 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
35445, 1993-036AKP
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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35445U 93036AKP 26095.94734803  .00007063  00000-0  12457-2 0  9999
2 35445  74.0359  81.8456 0138970 142.3806 218.7183 14.61486007889962
Epoch: 2026-04-05T22:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T22:44:10.869Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-93.44515°
Altitude
768.183 km
Speed
7.429 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 27m 22s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
07:29:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
784.145 km
Perigee altitude
587.805 km
Semi-major axis
7,064.112 km
Eccentricity
0.0139
Inclination
74.0359°
RAAN
81.8456°
Arg. of periapsis
142.3806°
True anomaly
217.73559°
Mean anomaly
218.7183°
Eccentric anomaly
218.22562°
Mean motion
3.65558 °/min
Orbital period
98.48 mins
BSTAR
0.0012457
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