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: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35583U 93036AMA 25359.22896943  .00000941  00000-0  86553-3 0  9996
2 35583  73.9156 191.7748 0384921 213.8276 143.7737 13.55357514825815
Epoch: 2025-12-25T05:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-25T05:29:42.958Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
15.3588°
Altitude
1,289.558 km
Speed
7.097 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 47m 05s
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
15:52:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,336.268 km
Perigee altitude
764.394 km
Semi-major axis
7,428.468 km
Eccentricity
0.03849
Inclination
73.9156°
RAAN
191.7748°
Arg. of periapsis
213.8276°
True anomaly
146.28209°
Mean anomaly
143.7737°
Eccentric anomaly
145.0375°
Mean motion
3.38996 °/min
Orbital period
106.2 mins
BSTAR
0.00086553

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