COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35585

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35585 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
35585, 1993-036AMC
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 35585U 93036AMC 26165.90527434  .00000943  00000-0  71047-3 0  9999
2 35585  73.9719  40.7838 0305311 275.0611  98.3950 13.75896394665960
Epoch: 2026-06-14T21:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-14T21:43:35.702Z)
Latitude
16.20883°
Longitude
176.45126°
Altitude
1,019.821 km
Speed
7.324 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 02m 11s
True Declination
16° 07' 13"
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
01:27:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,200.706 km
Perigee altitude
751.636 km
Semi-major axis
7,354.308 km
Eccentricity
0.03053
Inclination
73.9719°
RAAN
40.7838°
Arg. of periapsis
275.0611°
True anomaly
101.83487°
Mean anomaly
98.395°
Eccentric anomaly
100.1171°
Mean motion
3.44136 °/min
Orbital period
104.61 mins
BSTAR
0.00071047

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