DECAYED

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35464 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35464 was 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
35464, 1993-036ALJ
Orbit
Decayed
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Decayed 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: 11 months ago

TLE from 11 months ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35464U 93036ALJ 25032.27856473  .03507320  17940-1  11943-1 0  9998
2 35464  73.9695 344.5992 0020071 178.1662 181.9651 15.93850727530040
Epoch: 2025-02-01T06:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-02-01T06:41:07.992Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
112.58668°
Altitude
307.695 km
Speed
7.716 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 58m 23s
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
21:10:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
302.359 km
Perigee altitude
275.596 km
Semi-major axis
6,667.114 km
Eccentricity
0.00201
Inclination
73.9695°
RAAN
344.5992°
Arg. of periapsis
178.1662°
True anomaly
181.95723°
Mean anomaly
181.9651°
Eccentric anomaly
181.96116°
Mean motion
3.98691 °/min
Orbital period
90.3 mins
BSTAR
0.011943
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