COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35594

Orbit data source: Space-Track

COSMOS 2251 DEB, 35594 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
35594, 1993-036AMM
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: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago
0 COSMOS 2251 DEB
1 35594U 93036AMM 26154.56186887  .00012653  00000-0  12183-2 0  9998
2 35594  73.8048 115.5644 0029988 194.5946 165.4373 14.92667036907603
Epoch: 2026-06-03T13:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T13:29:05.470Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
21.27288°
Altitude
612.52 km
Speed
7.542 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 42m 15s
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
16:58:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
608.093 km
Perigee altitude
566.318 km
Semi-major axis
6,965.343 km
Eccentricity
0.003
Inclination
73.8048°
RAAN
115.5644°
Arg. of periapsis
194.5946°
True anomaly
165.52339°
Mean anomaly
165.4373°
Eccentric anomaly
165.48038°
Mean motion
3.73361 °/min
Orbital period
96.42 mins
BSTAR
0.0012183
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