COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35586

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35586 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
35586, 1993-036AMD
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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35586U 93036AMD 26223.89910567  .00000142  00000-0  14565-3 0  9999
2 35586  74.0203 274.4658 0401592  98.8548  72.2048 13.52325872636550
Epoch: 2026-08-11T21:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-11T21:34:42.729Z)
Latitude
4.23914°
Longitude
169.21708°
Altitude
985.499 km
Speed
7.399 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 13m 01s
True Declination
4° 12' 53"
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
02:57:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,360.194 km
Perigee altitude
762.66 km
Semi-major axis
7,439.564 km
Eccentricity
0.04016
Inclination
74.0203°
RAAN
274.4658°
Arg. of periapsis
98.8548°
True anomaly
76.65028°
Mean anomaly
72.2048°
Eccentric anomaly
74.42122°
Mean motion
3.38238 °/min
Orbital period
106.43 mins
BSTAR
0.00014565
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