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: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35585U 93036AMC 26078.36638616  .00001253  00000-0  93674-3 0  9992
2 35585  73.9723 187.0485 0306335  79.3234 341.6117 13.75626519653923
Epoch: 2026-03-19T08:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-19T08:47:35.764Z)
Latitude
56.26551°
Longitude
-96.43468°
Altitude
775.259 km
Speed
7.58 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 09m 31s
True Declination
56° 06' 25"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
00:22:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,202.451 km
Perigee altitude
751.816 km
Semi-major axis
7,355.27 km
Eccentricity
0.03063
Inclination
73.9723°
RAAN
187.0485°
Arg. of periapsis
79.3234°
True anomaly
340.46273°
Mean anomaly
341.6117°
Eccentric anomaly
341.04147°
Mean motion
3.44069 °/min
Orbital period
104.63 mins
BSTAR
0.00093674
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