COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35451

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35451 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
35451, 1993-036AKV
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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35451U 93036AKV 25303.69131669  .00061276  00000-0  20306-2 0  9998
2 35451  73.9341 195.2629 0040262  95.4656 265.1141 15.30195447667468
Epoch: 2025-10-30T16:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-30T16:35:29.762Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-92.85757°
Altitude
480.408 km
Speed
7.624 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 01m 03s
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
20:26:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
500.342 km
Perigee altitude
445.176 km
Semi-major axis
6,850.896 km
Eccentricity
0.00403
Inclination
73.9341°
RAAN
195.2629°
Arg. of periapsis
95.4656°
True anomaly
264.65461°
Mean anomaly
265.1141°
Eccentric anomaly
264.88433°
Mean motion
3.82756 °/min
Orbital period
94.05 mins
BSTAR
0.0020306

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