COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35593

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35593 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
35593, 1993-036AML
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CISCIS
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1993-06-16 (32 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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35593U 93036AML 25304.89824727  .00002603  00000-0  10559-2 0  9990
2 35593  74.0877   3.7435 0103569  20.4636 340.0613 14.25272555844693
Epoch: 2025-10-31T21:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-31T21:33:28.564Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-0.06159°
Altitude
740.296 km
Speed
7.521 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 14m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
20:27:34
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
879.605 km
Perigee altitude
730.81 km
Semi-major axis
7,183.345 km
Eccentricity
0.01036
Inclination
74.0877°
RAAN
3.7435°
Arg. of periapsis
20.4636°
True anomaly
339.6516°
Mean anomaly
340.0613°
Eccentric anomaly
339.85695°
Mean motion
3.56495 °/min
Orbital period
100.98 mins
BSTAR
0.0010559

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