COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35583

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35583 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
35583, 1993-036AMA
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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35583U 93036AMA 26109.94663441  .00000655  00000-0  60658-3 0  9994
2 35583  73.9198   4.1963 0383176   4.8608 355.6052 13.55678449841494
Epoch: 2026-04-19T22:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-19T22:43:09.213Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
175.3641°
Altitude
770.127 km
Speed
7.61 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 16m 47s
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
00:15:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,333.754 km
Perigee altitude
764.561 km
Semi-major axis
7,427.295 km
Eccentricity
0.03832
Inclination
73.9198°
RAAN
4.1963°
Arg. of periapsis
4.8608°
True anomaly
355.2519°
Mean anomaly
355.6052°
Eccentric anomaly
355.43029°
Mean motion
3.39076 °/min
Orbital period
106.17 mins
BSTAR
0.00060658

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