COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35469

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35469 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
35469, 1993-036ALP
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 35469U 93036ALP 26037.34165825  .00000531  00000-0  13972-3 0  9994
2 35469  74.0157 279.3530 0075807  59.7735 301.0903 14.49882134889178
Epoch: 2026-02-06T08:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T08:11:59.272Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
19.87512°
Altitude
701.147 km
Speed
7.52 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 37m 24s
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
21:56:44
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
777.48 km
Perigee altitude
669.807 km
Semi-major axis
7,101.781 km
Eccentricity
0.00758
Inclination
74.0157°
RAAN
279.353°
Arg. of periapsis
59.7735°
True anomaly
300.34276°
Mean anomaly
301.0903°
Eccentric anomaly
300.7169°
Mean motion
3.62654 °/min
Orbital period
99.27 mins
BSTAR
0.00013972
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