COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35475

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35475 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
35475, 1993-036ALV
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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35475U 93036ALV 25343.21507897  .00013549  00000-0  22725-2 0  9993
2 35475  74.0215 172.4599 0020836 245.5182 114.3816 14.69608937655652
Epoch: 2025-12-09T05:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-09T05:09:42.823Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
16.82851°
Altitude
671.05 km
Speed
7.518 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 29m 50s
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
12:19:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
674.569 km
Perigee altitude
645.241 km
Semi-major axis
7,038.042 km
Eccentricity
0.00208
Inclination
74.0215°
RAAN
172.4599°
Arg. of periapsis
245.5182°
True anomaly
114.59884°
Mean anomaly
114.3816°
Eccentric anomaly
114.49024°
Mean motion
3.67591 °/min
Orbital period
97.93 mins
BSTAR
0.0022725

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